Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 882216 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)	53280	14.38%
Silver Clad	30562	8.25%
Coin Silver	22579	6.09%
Slabbed Coins	21425	5.78%
BN	20831	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20274	5.47%
RB	19226	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16622	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16153	4.36%
Reeded Edge	15364	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15307	4.13%
PQ	14111	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	13982	3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70)	13948	3.76%
Rarity	13699	3.70%
Incuse	13004	3.51%
High Relief	12852	3.47%
Coin drop	12827	3.46%
Reverse Cameo	12280	3.31%
Obverse or Face side	12155	3.28%