Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1048920 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)	55389	13.56%
Silver Clad	32312	7.91%
Coin Silver	24407	5.98%
Slabbed Coins	23319	5.71%
BN	22894	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21896	5.36%
RB	21352	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18375	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18085	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17151	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16997	4.16%
Rarity	16099	3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16080	3.94%
PQ	15896	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15654	3.83%
Incuse	14958	3.66%
Coin drop	14701	3.60%
High Relief	14570	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14259	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	14003	3.43%