Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1027772 search inquires.

Selected 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)	55176	13.62%
Silver Clad	32138	7.94%
Coin Silver	24221	5.98%
Slabbed Coins	23148	5.72%
BN	22724	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21751	5.37%
RB	21177	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18197	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17933	4.43%
Reeded Edge	16977	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16856	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15907	3.93%
Rarity	15847	3.91%
PQ	15738	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15498	3.83%
Incuse	14803	3.66%
Coin drop	14523	3.59%
High Relief	14420	3.56%
Reverse Cameo	14104	3.48%
Obverse or Face side	13827	3.41%