Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 916333 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)	53991	14.09%
Silver Clad	31156	8.13%
Coin Silver	23215	6.06%
Slabbed Coins	22061	5.76%
BN	21546	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20863	5.44%
RB	19916	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17238	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16826	4.39%
Reeded Edge	15945	4.16%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15930	4.16%
PQ	14723	3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14577	3.80%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14555	3.80%
Rarity	14487	3.78%
Incuse	13666	3.57%
High Relief	13444	3.51%
Coin drop	13439	3.51%
Reverse Cameo	12925	3.37%
Obverse or Face side	12725	3.32%