Coin Terminology and Glossary

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Selected title: SMS

Explanation: Special Mint Set: During those years no Mint Sets or Proof Sets were made available for collectors. Mint marks were also dropped from coins produced for circulation. These measures were supposedly taken because coin collectors were being blamed for hoarding of coins. However, the gubmint relented and made the Special Mint Sets available as a compromise. These coins were of better quality than those normally found in Mint Sets but fell short of the quality of Proofs

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55179	13.62%
Silver Clad	32139	7.94%
Coin Silver	24221	5.98%
Slabbed Coins	23149	5.72%
BN	22728	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21752	5.37%
RB	21179	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18198	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17933	4.43%
Reeded Edge	16979	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16856	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15908	3.93%
Rarity	15848	3.91%
PQ	15739	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15499	3.83%
Incuse	14804	3.66%
Coin drop	14524	3.59%
High Relief	14420	3.56%
Reverse Cameo	14104	3.48%
Obverse or Face side	13828	3.41%