Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1115446 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

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55994  13.26%
Silver Clad 32900  7.79%
Coin Silver 24957  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23894  5.66%
BN 23452  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22392  5.30%
RB 21898  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18873  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18844  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17710  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17511  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 16960  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16856  3.99%
Rarity 16755  3.97%
PQ 16438  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16135  3.82%
Incuse 15470  3.66%
Coin drop 15300  3.62%
High Relief 15091  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14828  3.51%