Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 959172 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)	54574	13.86%
Silver Clad	31618	8.03%
Coin Silver	23705	6.02%
Slabbed Coins	22564	5.73%
BN	22104	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21294	5.41%
RB	20486	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17719	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17351	4.41%
Reeded Edge	16449	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16401	4.17%
PQ	15235	3.87%
Rarity	15135	3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15077	3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15015	3.81%
Incuse	14231	3.62%
Coin drop	13969	3.55%
High Relief	13919	3.54%
Reverse Cameo	13492	3.43%
Obverse or Face side	13217	3.36%