Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1115843 search inquires.

Selected title: Mercury Dime
Explanation: Nick name for the US 10 cent pieces made between 1916 and 1945. Although originally called the Winged Liberty Head dime the name 'mercury' dime caught on with the public when it was compared to the Roman god 'mercury'

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55999 13.26%
Silver Clad 32905 7.79%
Coin Silver 24962 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23899 5.66%
BN 23458 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22397 5.30%
RB 21902 5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18878 4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18848 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17715 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17519 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 16964 4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16862 3.99%
Rarity 16760 3.97%
PQ 16443 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16141 3.82%
Incuse 15475 3.66%
Coin drop 15306 3.62%
High Relief 15095 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14833 3.51%