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) 55083 13.65%
Silver Clad 32058 7.95%
Coin Silver 24145 5.99%
Slabbed Coins 23064 5.72%
BN 22638 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21681 5.37%
RB 21076 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18134 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17858 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16896 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16800 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15843 3.93%
Rarity 15744 3.90%
PQ 15671 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15428 3.82%
Incuse 14730 3.65%
Coin drop 14446 3.58%
High Relief 14358 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14018 3.47%
Obverse or Face side 13737 3.41%