HomeFleur-de-coin.comGlossaryCoin dictionary Coin Terminology and Glossary The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 799504 search inquires. Search for a title Please type in the collecting title you would like to search ... Selected title: Coin Silver Explanation: In the US, coin silver often means the purity of silver used in circulating coins dated before 1965. Back then dimes, quarters, half dollars, and silver dollars were 90% solid silver, made of 90% silver and 10% copper. Other countries may use the words "coin silver" to mean the purity used in their silver coins, which may be different from US coins Most popular coin titles DefinitionSearchesPercentage Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 45663 13.47% Silver Clad 29392 8.67% Coin Silver 21422 6.32% Slabbed Coins 20154 5.94% BN 19613 5.78% Encapsulated Coin 19026 5.61% RB 18140 5.35% Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 15085 4.45% PF (PF60, PF70) 14900 4.39% Reeded Edge 14276 4.21% Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14090 4.16% PQ 13056 3.85% MS (MS60-MS70) 12794 3.77% PR (PR60, PR70) 12743 3.76% Rarity 12193 3.60% Incuse 11874 3.50% High Relief 11836 3.49% Coin drop 11330 3.34% Obverse or Face side 11088 3.27% Reverse Cameo 10382 3.06% Resources Coin dictionary - hundreds of coin related titles and definitions Euro dictionary - the language of the new currency Currencies & countries - a list of currency symbols and information Wallpapers - free desktop wallpapers with coin themes Links Index - Links to websites about coins