Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 895301 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)	53553	14.28%
Silver Clad	30778	8.21%
Coin Silver	22817	6.08%
Slabbed Coins	21647	5.77%
BN	21084	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20472	5.46%
RB	19486	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16838	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16402	4.37%
Reeded Edge	15570	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15526	4.14%
PQ	14340	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14181	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14155	3.77%
Rarity	13994	3.73%
Incuse	13249	3.53%
High Relief	13056	3.48%
Coin drop	13046	3.48%
Reverse Cameo	12504	3.33%
Obverse or Face side	12345	3.29%