Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1072895 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)	55602	13.48%
Silver Clad	32501	7.88%
Coin Silver	24619	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23512	5.70%
BN	23087	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22074	5.35%
RB	21543	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18542	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18452	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17360	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17181	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16394	3.97%
Rarity	16317	3.95%
PQ	16108	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15824	3.84%
Incuse	15123	3.67%
Coin drop	14928	3.62%
High Relief	14772	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14453	3.50%
Obverse or Face side	14188	3.44%