Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 857273 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

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 52619 14.55%
Silver Clad 30142 8.33%
Coin Silver 22150 6.12%
Slabbed Coins 21021 5.81%
BN 20386 5.64%
Encapsulated Coin 19874 5.50%
RB 18795 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16155 4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15676 4.33%
Reeded Edge 14943 4.13%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14889 4.12%
PQ 13718 3.79%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13585 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13545 3.75%
Rarity 13169 3.64%
Incuse 12589 3.48%
High Relief 12477 3.45%
Coin drop 12300 3.40%
Reverse Cameo 11833 3.27%
Obverse or Face side 11733 3.24%