Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1010918 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)	55038	13.67%
Silver Clad	32018	7.95%
Coin Silver	24110	5.99%
Slabbed Coins	23010	5.72%
BN	22599	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21648	5.38%
RB	21013	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18107	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17816	4.43%
Reeded Edge	16860	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16766	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15812	3.93%
Rarity	15666	3.89%
PQ	15630	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15392	3.82%
Incuse	14688	3.65%
Coin drop	14410	3.58%
High Relief	14324	3.56%
Reverse Cameo	13979	3.47%
Obverse or Face side	13656	3.39%