Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 996585 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)	54914	13.72%
Silver Clad	31914	7.97%
Coin Silver	23990	5.99%
Slabbed Coins	22898	5.72%
BN	22467	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21554	5.39%
RB	20875	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17996	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17693	4.42%
Reeded Edge	16753	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16666	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15696	3.92%
PQ	15524	3.88%
Rarity	15524	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15289	3.82%
Incuse	14578	3.64%
Coin drop	14295	3.57%
High Relief	14216	3.55%
Reverse Cameo	13850	3.46%
Obverse or Face side	13526	3.38%