Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1059151 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) 55479 13.53%
Silver Clad 32385 7.90%
Coin Silver 24489 5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23384 5.70%
BN 22970 5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 21964 5.36%
RB 21424 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18434 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18145 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17236 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17066 4.16%
Rarity 16192 3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16165 3.94%
PQ 15975 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15715 3.83%
Incuse 15014 3.66%
Coin drop 14797 3.61%
High Relief 14654 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14330 3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14073 3.43%