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

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55365  13.57%
Silver Clad 32294  7.91%
Coin Silver 24377  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23309  5.71%
BN 22881  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21887  5.36%
RB 21334  5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18362  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18066  4.43%
Reeded Edge 17138  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16985  4.16%
Rarity 16074  3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16056  3.93%
PQ 15884  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15633  3.83%
Incuse 14944  3.66%
Coin drop 14688  3.60%
High Relief 14563  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14244  3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13982  3.43%