Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1083491 search inquires.

Selected title: Alloy

Explanation: A combination of two or more metals melted into one compound

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55709	13.43%
Silver Clad	32642	7.87%
Coin Silver	24714	5.96%
Slabbed Coins	23618	5.70%
BN	23214	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22170	5.35%
RB	21643	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18630	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18576	4.48%
Reeded Edge	17451	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17279	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16497	3.98%
Rarity	16442	3.97%
PQ	16196	3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15914	3.84%
Incuse	15216	3.67%
Coin drop	15028	3.62%
High Relief	14863	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14579	3.52%
Obverse or Face side	14268	3.44%