Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 975416 search inquires.

Selected title: Bi-metallic
Explanation: A coin or coin-like object combining parts composed of two different metal alloys, such as the Canadian two dollar coin

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54753  13.80%
Silver Clad 31761  8.00%
Coin Silver 23849  6.01%
Slabbed Coins 22736  5.73%
BN 22288  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21429  5.40%
RB 20672  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17856  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17515  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16596  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16543  4.17%
PQ 15391  3.88%
Rarity 15330  3.86%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15240  3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15169  3.82%
Incuse 14413  3.63%
Coin drop 14132  3.56%
High Relief 14070  3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13669  3.44%
Obverse or Face side 13383  3.37%