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) 55910 13.29%
Silver Clad 32822 7.80%
Coin Silver 24878 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23801 5.66%
BN 23378 5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22318 5.30%
RB 21827 5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18810 4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18784 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17634 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17434 4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16893 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16754 3.98%
Rarity 16659 3.96%
PQ 16367 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16065 3.82%
Incuse 15396 3.66%
Coin drop 15215 3.62%
High Relief 15020 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14754 3.51%