Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1047086 search inquires.

Selected title: American Eagle

Explanation: Silver, gold, and platinum gold coins released by the US government starting in Oct. 1986. Front depict Liberty walking and reverse side bears an American Eagle and nest design. Produced in both Uncirculated and Proof conditions

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55371	13.57%
Silver Clad	32299	7.91%
Coin Silver	24383	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23309	5.71%
BN	22885	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21891	5.36%
RB	21337	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18363	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18069	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17143	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16989	4.16%
Rarity	16082	3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16063	3.94%
PQ	15890	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15637	3.83%
Incuse	14947	3.66%
Coin drop	14691	3.60%
High Relief	14563	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14247	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	13990	3.43%