1. Plural of piefort; thick, heavy coins or medals struck on a blank that is thicker and heavier than standard, often made as special presentation pieces or for collectors.
Usage: numismatic term; also spelled pièfort

Examples

• The museum's collection includes several pieforts from the 18th century.
• Collectors prize pieforts because of their rarity and distinctive weight.
• The royal mint produced pieforts as gifts for dignitaries.
• These pieforts were struck on blanks twice the thickness of regular coins.
• Numismatists often distinguish pieforts from standard circulation coins by their substantial heft.