Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 934063 search inquires.

Selected title: Capped Bust
Explanation: A term describing any of the various incarnations of the head of Miss Liberty represented on early U.S. coins by a bust with a floppy cap. This design is credited to John Reich

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54234 13.99%
Silver Clad 31352 8.09%
Coin Silver 23424 6.04%
Slabbed Coins 22257 5.74%
BN 21799 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21061 5.43%
RB 20149 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17454 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17057 4.40%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16162 4.17%
Reeded Edge 16159 4.17%
PQ 14924 3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14769 3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14765 3.81%
Rarity 14753 3.80%
Incuse 13904 3.59%
High Relief 13654 3.52%
Coin drop 13649 3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13191 3.40%
Obverse or Face side 12922 3.33%