Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1079677 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)	55675	13.45%
Silver Clad	32588	7.87%
Coin Silver	24680	5.96%
Slabbed Coins	23578	5.70%
BN	23172	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22136	5.35%
RB	21608	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18601	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18520	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17419	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17249	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16466	3.98%
Rarity	16392	3.96%
PQ	16161	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15885	3.84%
Incuse	15183	3.67%
Coin drop	14994	3.62%
High Relief	14831	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14535	3.51%
Obverse or Face side	14240	3.44%