Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 933189 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)	54215	13.99%
Silver Clad	31336	8.09%
Coin Silver	23410	6.04%
Slabbed Coins	22240	5.74%
BN	21781	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21042	5.43%
RB	20129	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17436	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17044	4.40%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16149	4.17%
Reeded Edge	16141	4.17%
PQ	14906	3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14755	3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14755	3.81%
Rarity	14727	3.80%
Incuse	13885	3.58%
High Relief	13642	3.52%
Coin drop	13634	3.52%
Reverse Cameo	13175	3.40%
Obverse or Face side	12909	3.33%