Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1094007 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)	55812	13.32%
Silver Clad	32731	7.81%
Coin Silver	24794	5.92%
Slabbed Coins	23712	5.66%
BN	23304	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22234	5.31%
RB	21731	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18711	4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18709	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17539	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17349	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16817	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16622	3.97%
Rarity	16561	3.95%
PQ	16285	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15997	3.82%
Incuse	15303	3.65%
Coin drop	15123	3.61%
High Relief	14943	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14670	3.50%