Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 965229 search inquires.

Random 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

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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54628	13.84%
Silver Clad	31669	8.02%
Coin Silver	23744	6.01%
Slabbed Coins	22610	5.73%
BN	22150	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21331	5.40%
RB	20534	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17769	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17396	4.41%
Reeded Edge	16492	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16441	4.16%
PQ	15278	3.87%
Rarity	15188	3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15120	3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15065	3.82%
Incuse	14276	3.62%
Coin drop	14025	3.55%
High Relief	13960	3.54%
Reverse Cameo	13546	3.43%
Obverse or Face side	13268	3.36%