Coin Terminology and Glossary

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Random title: Adjustment Marks
Explanation: Small striations or file marks found on early United States coins. Caused during planchet preparation (before striking) by drawing a file across the coins to remove excess metal so as to reduce the planchet to its proper weight. The result is a series of parallel grooves

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54278  13.97%
Silver Clad 31390  8.08%
Coin Silver 23471  6.04%
Slabbed Coins 22307  5.74%
BN 21845  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21106  5.43%
RB 20206  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17497  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17104  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16209  4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16196  4.17%
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PR (PR60, PR70) 14817  3.81%
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