Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1064983 search inquires.

Selected title: Metal
Explanation: Any of a class of elements, or mixture of metallic elements, generally characterised by physical and chemical properties, including high conductance of heat and electricity, ductility, malleability, and lustre. Metallic elements can be replaced by the hydrogen of an acid to form a salt, and can form a 'base' with a hydroxyl (OH) radical. Most coins are made of metal

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55533  13.51%
Silver Clad 32441  7.89%
Coin Silver 24549  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23437  5.70%
BN 23017  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22014  5.35%
RB 21480  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18490  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18296  4.45%
Reeded Edge 17293  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17124  4.17%
Rarity 16236  3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16220  3.95%
PQ 16033  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15767  3.84%
Incuse 15063  3.66%
Coin drop 14860  3.61%
High Relief 14711  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14383  3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14127  3.44%