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 778041 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) 44545 13.41% Silver Clad 29111 8.76% Coin Silver 21151 6.37% Slabbed Coins 19779 5.95% BN 19281 5.80% Encapsulated Coin 18655 5.62% RB 17901 5.39% Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 14717 4.43% PF (PF60, PF70) 14592 4.39% Reeded Edge 14017 4.22% Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 13770 4.15% PQ 12813 3.86% MS (MS60-MS70) 12516 3.77% PR (PR60, PR70) 12403 3.73% Rarity 11770 3.54% Incuse 11616 3.50% High Relief 11590 3.49% Coin drop 11001 3.31% Obverse or Face side 10824 3.26% Reverse Cameo 10086 3.04% 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