Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1064979 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)	55533	13.51%
Silver Clad	32441	7.89%
Coin Silver	24549	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23437	5.70%
BN	23017	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22014	5.35%
RB	21480	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18490	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18296	4.45%
Reeded Edge	17293	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17124	4.17%
Rarity	16236	3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16220	3.95%
PQ	16033	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15767	3.84%
Incuse	15063	3.66%
Coin drop	14860	3.61%
High Relief	14711	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14383	3.50%
Obverse or Face side	14127	3.44%