Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1011579 search inquires.

Selected title: Mercury Dime
Explanation: Nick name for the US 10 cent pieces made between 1916 and 1945. Although originally called the Winged Liberty Head dime the name 'mercury' dime caught on with the public when it was compared to the Roman god 'mercury'

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55042 13.67%
Silver Clad 32021 7.95%
Coin Silver 24117 5.99%
Slabbed Coins 23018 5.72%
BN 22604 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21655 5.38%
RB 21020 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18110 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17823 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16862 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16771 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15815 3.93%
Rarity 15672 3.89%
PQ 15637 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15396 3.82%
Incuse 14691 3.65%
Coin drop 14416 3.58%
High Relief 14332 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 13984 3.47%
Obverse or Face side 13691 3.40%