Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 937996 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) 54285 13.97%
Silver Clad 31400 8.08%
Coin Silver 23476 6.04%
Slabbed Coins 22321 5.74%
BN 21856 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21113 5.43%
RB 20213 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17500 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17114 4.40%
Reeded Edge 16213 4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16201 4.17%
PQ 14980 3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14826 3.81%
Rarity 14815 3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14813 3.81%
Incuse 13950 3.59%
Coin drop 13707 3.53%
High Relief 13699 3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13245 3.41%
Obverse or Face side 12972 3.34%