Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 861283 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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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 52748 14.53%
Silver Clad 30208 8.32%
Coin Silver 22214 6.12%
Slabbed Coins 21080 5.81%
BN 20446 5.63%
Encapsulated Coin 19941 5.49%
RB 18863 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16250 4.48%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15744 4.34%
Reeded Edge 15008 4.13%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14965 4.12%
PQ 13784 3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13661 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13615 3.75%
Rarity 13254 3.65%
Incuse 12654 3.49%
High Relief 12543 3.45%
Coin drop 12379 3.41%
Reverse Cameo 11897 3.28%
Obverse or Face side 11796 3.25%