Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1101623 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)	55885	13.30%
Silver Clad	32789	7.80%
Coin Silver	24844	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23768	5.66%
BN	23349	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22291	5.31%
RB	21797	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18770	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18761	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17596	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17405	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16868	4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16706	3.98%
Rarity	16623	3.96%
PQ	16344	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16036	3.82%
Incuse	15360	3.66%
Coin drop	15183	3.61%
High Relief	14996	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14731	3.51%