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

Definition	Searches	Percentage
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%