Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 944415 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)	54359	13.93%
Silver Clad	31467	8.06%
Coin Silver	23546	6.03%
Slabbed Coins	22398	5.74%
BN	21941	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21168	5.43%
RB	20294	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17566	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17180	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16286	4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16258	4.17%
PQ	15046	3.86%
Rarity	14899	3.82%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14883	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14873	3.81%
Incuse	14031	3.60%
Coin drop	13793	3.54%
High Relief	13764	3.53%
Reverse Cameo	13322	3.41%
Obverse or Face side	13038	3.34%