Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 860155 search inquires.

Selected title: Steel
Explanation: An alloy of iron with other metals and carbon, having a range of properties, and usually very durable. During the last century, steel coins were often introduced as emergency economy measures, but are increasingly being used for low value coins, often copper plated

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 52720 14.53%
Silver Clad 30197 8.32%
Coin Silver 22201 6.12%
Slabbed Coins 21069 5.81%
BN 20432 5.63%
Encapsulated Coin 19930 5.49%
RB 18853 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16233 4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15731 4.34%
Reeded Edge 14998 4.13%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14956 4.12%
PQ 13772 3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13648 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13606 3.75%
Rarity 13241 3.65%
Incuse 12645 3.49%
High Relief 12533 3.45%
Coin drop 12367 3.41%
Reverse Cameo 11887 3.28%
Obverse or Face side 11785 3.25%