Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 998161 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)	54926	13.72%
Silver Clad	31931	7.97%
Coin Silver	24004	5.99%
Slabbed Coins	22917	5.72%
BN	22476	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21567	5.39%
RB	20892	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18008	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17704	4.42%
Reeded Edge	16761	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16678	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15707	3.92%
Rarity	15538	3.88%
PQ	15534	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15303	3.82%
Incuse	14588	3.64%
Coin drop	14306	3.57%
High Relief	14228	3.55%
Reverse Cameo	13863	3.46%
Obverse or Face side	13541	3.38%