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) 55700 13.44%
Silver Clad 32627 7.87%
Coin Silver 24708 5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23601 5.69%
BN 23204 5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22159 5.35%
RB 21633 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18623 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18564 4.48%
Reeded Edge 17443 4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17271 4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16485 3.98%
Rarity 16422 3.96%
PQ 16188 3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15906 3.84%
Incuse 15209 3.67%
Coin drop 15019 3.62%
High Relief 14851 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14567 3.51%
Obverse or Face side 14262 3.44%