Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 895169 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)	53551	14.28%
Silver Clad	30776	8.21%
Coin Silver	22814	6.08%
Slabbed Coins	21644	5.77%
BN	21080	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20470	5.46%
RB	19484	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16836	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16399	4.37%
Reeded Edge	15567	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15524	4.14%
PQ	14338	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14179	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14152	3.77%
Rarity	13991	3.73%
Incuse	13245	3.53%
High Relief	13054	3.48%
Coin drop	13044	3.48%
Reverse Cameo	12500	3.33%
Obverse or Face side	12343	3.29%