Coin Terminology and Glossary

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Random title: Legal Tender
Explanation: Money that may be legally offered in payment of an obligation and that a creditor must accept. The legal tender value of a coin is the value placed on it by the government and it may be different than the intrinsic value (bullion value) or collector value

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55587 13.48%
Silver Clad 32490 7.88%
Coin Silver 24601 5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23496 5.70%
BN 23069 5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22063 5.35%
RB 21531 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18530 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18433 4.47%
Reeded Edge 17344 4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17171 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16371 3.97%
Rarity 16295 3.95%
PQ 16086 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15813 3.84%
Incuse 15110 3.67%
Coin drop 14909 3.62%
High Relief 14760 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14436 3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14172 3.44%