Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 995844 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)	54909	13.72%
Silver Clad	31911	7.97%
Coin Silver	23983	5.99%
Slabbed Coins	22894	5.72%
BN	22461	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21549	5.39%
RB	20872	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17992	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17688	4.42%
Reeded Edge	16747	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16665	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15696	3.92%
PQ	15520	3.88%
Rarity	15516	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15286	3.82%
Incuse	14572	3.64%
Coin drop	14288	3.57%
High Relief	14208	3.55%
Reverse Cameo	13846	3.46%
Obverse or Face side	13520	3.38%