Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1075793 search inquires.

Selected title: Cupro-nickel (or copper-nickel)
Explanation: An alloy of copper and nickel which is silvery coloured, and since the early 20th century used to replace silver in coins. Examples include the U.S. 5 cent coins (other than half dimes) and Canadian 5 cent coins produced since 1982

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55638  13.47%
Silver Clad 32528  7.87%
Coin Silver 24643  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23541  5.70%
BN 23111  5.59%
Encapsulated Coin 22096  5.35%
RB 21572  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18565  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18489  4.48%
Reeded Edge 17387  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17212  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16431  3.98%
Rarity 16350  3.96%
PQ 16133  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15856  3.84%
Incuse 15151  3.67%
Coin drop 14953  3.62%
High Relief 14801  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14482  3.51%
Obverse or Face side 14211  3.44%