Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 987594 search inquires.

Selected title: American Eagle

Explanation: Silver, gold, and platinum gold coins released by the US government starting in Oct. 1986. Front depict Liberty walking and reverse side bears an American Eagle and nest design. Produced in both Uncirculated and Proof conditions

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54851	13.75%
Silver Clad	31860	7.99%
Coin Silver	23936	6.00%
Slabbed Coins	22839	5.73%
BN	22393	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21503	5.39%
RB	20789	5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17943	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17627	4.42%
Reeded Edge	16696	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16617	4.17%
PQ	15469	3.88%
Rarity	15453	3.87%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15350	3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15242	3.82%
Incuse	14511	3.64%
Coin drop	14234	3.57%
High Relief	14162	3.55%
Reverse Cameo	13778	3.45%
Obverse or Face side	13468	3.38%