Coin Terminology and Glossary

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Selected title: Burnishing lines
Explanation: Lines resulting from burnishing, seen mainly on open-collar Proofs and almost never found on close-collar Proofs. These lines are incuse in the fields and go under lettering and devices

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54522  13.88%
Silver Clad 31589  8.04%
Coin Silver 23673  6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22531  5.74%
BN 22072  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21272  5.42%
RB 20449  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17670  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17304  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16415  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16369  4.17%
PQ 15197  3.87%
Rarity 15071  3.84%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15020  3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14984  3.81%
Incuse 14190  3.61%
Coin drop 13933  3.55%
High Relief 13886  3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13458  3.43%
Obverse or Face side 13172  3.35%