Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 927402 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)	54143	14.02%
Silver Clad	31294	8.10%
Coin Silver	23357	6.05%
Slabbed Coins	22202	5.75%
BN	21711	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21000	5.44%
RB	20073	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17378	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16974	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16096	4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16082	4.16%
PQ	14857	3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14714	3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14700	3.81%
Rarity	14669	3.80%
Incuse	13831	3.58%
High Relief	13588	3.52%
Coin drop	13575	3.51%
Reverse Cameo	13106	3.39%
Obverse or Face side	12861	3.33%