Coin Terminology and Glossary

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Explanation: Special Mint Set: During those years no Mint Sets or Proof Sets were made available for collectors. Mint marks were also dropped from coins produced for circulation. These measures were supposedly taken because coin collectors were being blamed for hoarding of coins. However, the gubmint relented and made the Special Mint Sets available as a compromise. These coins were of better quality than those normally found in Mint Sets but fell short of the quality of Proofs

Most popular coin titles

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	3.40%
Reverse Cameo	11860	3.27%
Obverse or Face side	11759	3.25%