Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1051299 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)	55414	13.56%
Silver Clad	32332	7.91%
Coin Silver	24419	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23337	5.71%
BN	22910	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	21916	5.36%
RB	21363	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18385	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18102	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17173	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17010	4.16%
Rarity	16124	3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16095	3.94%
PQ	15917	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15668	3.83%
Incuse	14968	3.66%
Coin drop	14730	3.60%
High Relief	14590	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14274	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	14019	3.43%