Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 858753 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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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	52680	14.54%
Silver Clad	30167	8.33%
Coin Silver	22175	6.12%
Slabbed Coins	21043	5.81%
BN	20407	5.63%
Encapsulated Coin	19899	5.49%
RB	18826	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16201	4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70)	15699	4.33%
Reeded Edge	14973	4.13%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	14919	4.12%
PQ	13744	3.79%
MS (MS60-MS70)	13611	3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70)	13574	3.75%
Rarity	13210	3.65%
Incuse	12617	3.48%
High Relief	12503	3.45%
Coin drop	12335	3.41%
Reverse Cameo	11860	3.27%
Obverse or Face side	11759	3.25%