Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1019564 search inquires.

Selected 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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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55098 13.65%
Silver Clad 32075 7.94%
Coin Silver 24159 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23086 5.72%
BN 22655 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21693 5.37%
RB 21095 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18147 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17873 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16907 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16813 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15860 3.93%
Rarity 15773 3.91%
PQ 15682 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15441 3.82%
Incuse 14745 3.65%
Coin drop 14466 3.58%
High Relief 14369 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14036 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 13751 3.41%