Coin Terminology and Glossary

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Selected title: Brockage

Explanation: A mirror image of the design from one side of a coin impressed on the opposite side. Occasionally, a newly struck coin 'sticks' to a die, causing the next coin struck to have a First Strike Mirror Brockage of the coin stuck to the die; by the second strike the mirror is distorted, and later strikes are termed Struck Through A Capped Die

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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55196	13.61%
Silver Clad	32154	7.93%
Coin Silver	24243	5.98%
Slabbed Coins	23168	5.71%
BN	22740	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21771	5.37%
RB	21197	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18216	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17944	4.43%
Reeded Edge	16998	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16870	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15925	3.93%
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High Relief	14438	3.56%
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Obverse or Face side	13848	3.42%