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) 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%