Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 938457 search inquires.

Selected title: Walking Liberty
Explanation: A half dollar with the Walking Liberty design, made between 1916 and 1947. Thought by some to be one of the US most beautiful coin designs. The current 'American Silver Eagles' have the same design on their obverse (front)

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54295 13.96%
Silver Clad 31404 8.08%
Coin Silver 23482 6.04%
Slabbed Coins 22330 5.74%
BN 21866 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21118 5.43%
RB 20223 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17506 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17122 4.40%
Reeded Edge 16221 4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16210 4.17%
PQ 14987 3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14834 3.81%
Rarity 14829 3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14821 3.81%
Incuse 13961 3.59%
Coin drop 13713 3.53%
High Relief 13704 3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13256 3.41%
Obverse or Face side 12976 3.34%