Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 947015 search inquires.

Random title: Piedfort

Explanation: A specially struck coin which is much thicker and heavier than normal, often exactly twice the normal weight. From French, literally means heavy weight

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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54414	13.92%
Silver Clad	31495	8.06%
Coin Silver	23581	6.03%
Slabbed Coins	22434	5.74%
BN	21975	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21200	5.42%
RB	20328	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17590	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17216	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16321	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16288	4.17%
PQ	15082	3.86%
Rarity	14937	3.82%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14916	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14904	3.81%
Incuse	14064	3.60%
Coin drop	13828	3.54%
High Relief	13798	3.53%
Reverse Cameo	13357	3.42%
Obverse or Face side	13070	3.34%