Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 986574 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)	54833	13.75%
Silver Clad	31841	7.99%
Coin Silver	23923	6.00%
Slabbed Coins	22827	5.73%
BN	22376	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21488	5.39%
RB	20768	5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17929	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17608	4.42%
Reeded Edge	16681	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16605	4.17%
PQ	15459	3.88%
Rarity	15432	3.87%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15329	3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15235	3.82%
Incuse	14498	3.64%
Coin drop	14219	3.57%
High Relief	14147	3.55%
Reverse Cameo	13762	3.45%
Obverse or Face side	13452	3.37%