Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1147645 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)	56276	13.16%
Silver Clad	33158	7.75%
Coin Silver	25251	5.90%
Slabbed Coins	24165	5.65%
BN	23698	5.54%
Encapsulated Coin	22650	5.30%
RB	22172	5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70)	19142	4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	19048	4.45%
Reeded Edge	17969	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17757	4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70)	17177	4.02%
Obverse or Face side	17167	4.01%
Rarity	17080	3.99%
PQ	16689	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16358	3.83%
Incuse	15732	3.68%
Coin drop	15619	3.65%
High Relief	15346	3.59%
Reverse Cameo	15108	3.53%