Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1109064 search inquires.

Selected title: Bi-metallic

Explanation: A coin or coin-like object combining parts composed of two different metal alloys, such as the Canadian two dollar coin

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55951	13.28%
Silver Clad	32852	7.80%
Coin Silver	24907	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23838	5.66%
BN	23409	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22349	5.30%
RB	21856	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18831	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18805	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17662	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17469	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	16925	4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16794	3.99%
Rarity	16691	3.96%
PQ	16396	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16089	3.82%
Incuse	15425	3.66%
Coin drop	15252	3.62%
High Relief	15048	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14788	3.51%