Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1055390 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

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55444	13.55%
Silver Clad	32348	7.90%
Coin Silver	24452	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23357	5.71%
BN	22942	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21939	5.36%
RB	21393	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18411	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18124	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17205	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17035	4.16%
Rarity	16151	3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16133	3.94%
PQ	15944	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15687	3.83%
Incuse	14990	3.66%
Coin drop	14756	3.61%
High Relief	14613	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14300	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	14042	3.43%