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) 55485 13.53%
Silver Clad 32390 7.90%
Coin Silver 24501 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23387 5.70%
BN 22980 5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 21970 5.36%
RB 21434 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18443 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18155 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17247 4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17070 4.16%
Rarity 16196 3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16172 3.94%
PQ 15980 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15720 3.83%
Incuse 15020 3.66%
Coin drop 14805 3.61%
High Relief 14659 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14334 3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14084 3.43%