Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 821127 search inquires.

Selected title: Reeded Edge
Explanation: The edge of a coin with grooved lines that run vertically around its perimeter. The edge found on all current United States coins other than cents and nickels

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 46596  13.46%
Silver Clad 29646  8.56%
Coin Silver 21655  6.26%
Slabbed Coins 20513  5.93%
BN 19924  5.76%
Encapsulated Coin 19370  5.60%
RB 18371  5.31%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 15550  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15192  4.39%
Reeded Edge 14500  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14367  4.15%
PQ 13272  3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13072  3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13057  3.77%
Rarity 12567  3.63%
Incuse 12102  3.50%
High Relief 12057  3.48%
Coin drop 11657  3.37%
Reverse Cameo 11366  3.28%
Obverse or Face side 11309  3.27%