Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 860943 search inquires.

Selected title: Mercury Dime
Explanation: Nick name for the US 10 cent pieces made between 1916 and 1945. Although originally called the Winged Liberty Head dime the name 'mercury' dime caught on with the public when it was compared to the Roman god 'mercury'

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 52739 14.53%
Silver Clad 30204 8.32%
Coin Silver 22208 6.12%
Slabbed Coins 21075 5.81%
BN 20439 5.63%
Encapsulated Coin 19936 5.49%
RB 18858 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16243 4.48%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15740 4.34%
Reeded Edge 15003 4.13%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14962 4.12%
PQ 13779 3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13656 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13610 3.75%
Rarity 13247 3.65%
Incuse 12649 3.49%
High Relief 12539 3.45%
Coin drop 12374 3.41%
Reverse Cameo 11894 3.28%
Obverse or Face side 11791 3.25%