Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 950912 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)	54461	13.90%
Silver Clad	31543	8.05%
Coin Silver	23624	6.03%
Slabbed Coins	22477	5.74%
BN	22022	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21239	5.42%
RB	20384	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17630	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17256	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16362	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16328	4.17%
PQ	15130	3.86%
Rarity	15004	3.83%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14962	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14943	3.81%
Incuse	14117	3.60%
Coin drop	13875	3.54%
High Relief	13839	3.53%
Reverse Cameo	13407	3.42%
Obverse or Face side	13113	3.35%