Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 331503 search inquires.

Selected term: Silver Clad

Explanation: A clad coin with one layer containing silver, such as U.S. halves struck from 1965 to 1970

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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	22539	14.10%
Silver Clad	17990	11.25%
BN	11445	7.16%
Encapsulated Coin	10232	6.40%
RB	9110	5.70%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	7987	4.99%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	7516	4.70%
Reeded Edge	6933	4.34%
Coin Silver	6877	4.30%
PF (PF60, PF70)	6438	4.03%
Slabbed Coins	6399	4.00%
PR (PR60, PR70)	5866	3.67%
PQ	5848	3.66%
Obverse or Face side	5803	3.63%
High Relief	5521	3.45%
MS (MS60-MS70)	5434	3.40%
Reverse Cameo	4845	3.03%
Rarity	4404	2.75%
Clad Coinage	4355	2.72%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)	4285	2.68%