Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 937866 search inquires.

Selected title: Mercury Dime
Explanation: Nick name for the US 10 cent pieces made between 1916 and 1945. Although originally called the Winged Liberty Head dime the name 'mercury' dime caught on with the public when it was compared to the Roman god 'mercury'

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54278 13.96%
Silver Clad 31392 8.08%
Coin Silver 23472 6.04%
Slabbed Coins 22308 5.74%
BN 21849 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21107 5.43%
RB 20209 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17498 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17108 4.40%
Reeded Edge 16210 4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16198 4.17%
PQ 14975 3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14820 3.81%
Rarity 14811 3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14809 3.81%
Incuse 13945 3.59%
High Relief 13696 3.52%
Coin drop 13694 3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13238 3.41%
Obverse or Face side 12969 3.34%