Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1038533 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) 55284 13.59%
Silver Clad 32222 7.92%
Coin Silver 24318 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23238 5.71%
BN 22809 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21830 5.37%
RB 21271 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18283 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18004 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17062 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16926 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15995 3.93%
Rarity 15978 3.93%
PQ 15823 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15573 3.83%
Incuse 14881 3.66%
Coin drop 14616 3.59%
High Relief 14500 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14188 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13921 3.42%