Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 986981 search inquires.

Selected title: Metal
Explanation: Any of a class of elements, or mixture of metallic elements, generally characterised by physical and chemical properties, including high conductance of heat and electricity, ductility, malleability, and lustre. Metallic elements can be replaced by the hydrogen of an acid to form a salt, and can form a 'base' with a hydroxyl (OH) radical. Most coins are made of metal

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54833  13.75%
Silver Clad 31841  7.99%
Coin Silver 23923  6.00%
Slabbed Coins 22827  5.73%
BN 22376  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21488  5.39%
RB 20768  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17929  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17608  4.42%
Reeded Edge 16681  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16605  4.16%
PQ 15459  3.88%
Rarity 15432  3.87%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15329  3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15235  3.82%
Incuse 14498  3.64%
Coin drop 14219  3.57%
High Relief 14147  3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13762  3.45%
Obverse or Face side 13452  3.37%