Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1092620 search inquires.

Selected title: American Eagle

Explanation: Silver, gold, and platinum gold coins released by the US government starting in Oct. 1986. Front depict Liberty walking and reverse side bears an American Eagle and nest design. Produced in both Uncirculated and Proof conditions

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55802	13.33%
Silver Clad	32719	7.81%
Coin Silver	24782	5.92%
Slabbed Coins	23696	5.66%
BN	23287	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22223	5.31%
RB	21714	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18701	4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18694	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17524	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17338	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16804	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16610	3.97%
Rarity	16543	3.95%
PQ	16263	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15983	3.82%
Incuse	15292	3.65%
Coin drop	15112	3.61%
High Relief	14935	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14655	3.50%