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)	55295	13.58%
Silver Clad	32236	7.92%
Coin Silver	24329	5.98%
Slabbed Coins	23258	5.71%
BN	22821	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21841	5.37%
RB	21284	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18303	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18013	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17072	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16937	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16008	3.93%
Rarity	15995	3.93%
PQ	15834	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15585	3.83%
Incuse	14896	3.66%
Coin drop	14631	3.59%
High Relief	14520	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14197	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	13936	3.42%