Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 944422 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)	54361	13.93%
Silver Clad	31474	8.07%
Coin Silver	23550	6.04%
Slabbed Coins	22403	5.74%
BN	21945	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21170	5.43%
RB	20297	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17569	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17186	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16292	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16260	4.17%
PQ	15047	3.86%
Rarity	14903	3.82%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14887	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14877	3.81%
Incuse	14035	3.60%
Coin drop	13795	3.54%
High Relief	13766	3.53%
Reverse Cameo	13325	3.42%
Obverse or Face side	13040	3.34%