Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1048886 search inquires.

Selected title: Walking Liberty

Explanation: A half dollar with the Walking Liberty design, made between 1916 and 1947. Thought by some to be one of the US most beautiful coin designs. The current 'American Silver Eagles' have the same design on their obverse (front)

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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55389	13.56%
Silver Clad	32312	7.91%
Coin Silver	24407	5.98%
Slabbed Coins	23319	5.71%
BN	22894	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21896	5.36%
RB	21352	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18375	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18085	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17151	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16997	4.16%
Rarity	16099	3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16080	3.94%
PQ	15896	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15654	3.83%
Incuse	14958	3.66%
Coin drop	14701	3.60%
High Relief	14570	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14259	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	14003	3.43%