Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1070171 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

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55581	13.48%
Silver Clad	32485	7.88%
Coin Silver	24597	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23486	5.70%
BN	23066	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22060	5.35%
RB	21525	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18524	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18431	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17341	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17167	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16367	3.97%
Rarity	16287	3.95%
PQ	16082	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15807	3.83%
Incuse	15107	3.67%
Coin drop	14903	3.62%
High Relief	14755	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14432	3.50%
Obverse or Face side	14172	3.44%