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) 55798 13.33%
Silver Clad 32716 7.81%
Coin Silver 24779 5.92%
Slabbed Coins 23692 5.66%
BN 23286 5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22223 5.31%
RB 21713 5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18701 4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18691 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17520 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17338 4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16800 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16606 3.97%
Rarity 16540 3.95%
PQ 16262 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15980 3.82%
Incuse 15290 3.65%
Coin drop 15111 3.61%
High Relief 14935 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14651 3.50%