Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 861031 search inquires.

Selected title: Walking Liberty
Explanation: A half dollar with the Walking Liberty design, made between 1916 and 1947. Thought by some to be one of the US most beautiful coin designs. The current 'American Silver Eagles' have the same design on their obverse (front)

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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 4.47%
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 3.48%
High Relief 12539 3.45%
Coin drop 12374 3.41%
Reverse Cameo 11894 3.28%
Obverse or Face side 11791 3.25%