Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 886046 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

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	53382	14.34%
Silver Clad	30648	8.23%
Coin Silver	22662	6.09%
Slabbed Coins	21505	5.78%
BN	20915	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20356	5.47%
RB	19307	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16703	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16242	4.36%
Reeded Edge	15452	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15393	4.14%
PQ	14195	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14061	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14034	3.77%
Rarity	13793	3.71%
Incuse	13086	3.52%
High Relief	12935	3.48%
Coin drop	12921	3.47%
Reverse Cameo	12364	3.32%
Obverse or Face side	12231	3.29%