Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 984445 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)	54826	13.76%
Silver Clad	31834	7.99%
Coin Silver	23916	6.00%
Slabbed Coins	22821	5.73%
BN	22372	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21480	5.39%
RB	20761	5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17924	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17601	4.42%
Reeded Edge	16675	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16604	4.17%
PQ	15456	3.88%
Rarity	15423	3.87%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15324	3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15232	3.82%
Incuse	14492	3.64%
Coin drop	14213	3.57%
High Relief	14141	3.55%
Reverse Cameo	13756	3.45%
Obverse or Face side	13446	3.38%