Coin Terminology and Glossary

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Random title: Tournois
Explanation: Of or relating to the French city of Tours. The terms livre tournois, gros tournois, and denier tournois, therefore mean a Tours pound, 'large', and penny respectively, or a coin struck to the same standard. The Scottish denomination turner is undoubtedly a corruption of tournois; Any coin intended for foreign trade rather than domestic circulation, often intended to circulate based on its bullion value, usually in foreign countries rather than its country of issue

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Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 37487 13.34%
Silver Clad 26814 9.54%
Coin Silver 18983 6.76%
BN 16855 6.00%
Encapsulated Coin 16261 5.79%
Slabbed Coins 15875 5.65%
RB 15429 5.49%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 12577 4.48%
PF (PF60, PF70) 12205 4.34%
Reeded Edge 11994 4.27%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 11704 4.17%
PQ 10482 3.73%
MS (MS60-MS70) 10388 3.70%
PR (PR60, PR70) 10274 3.66%
High Relief 9667 3.44%
Incuse 9584 3.41%
Coin drop 8913 3.17%
Obverse or Face side 8889 3.16%
Rarity 8594 3.06%
Reverse Cameo 7943 2.83%