Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 785484 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

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 44983 13.43%
Silver Clad 29220 8.73%
Coin Silver 21251 6.35%
Slabbed Coins 19926 5.95%
BN 19399 5.79%
Encapsulated Coin 18795 5.61%
RB 17986 5.37%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 14838 4.43%
PF (PF60, PF70) 14709 4.39%
Reeded Edge 14116 4.22%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 13889 4.15%
PQ 12904 3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 12613 3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70) 12533 3.74%
Rarity 11945 3.57%
Incuse 11714 3.50%
High Relief 11689 3.49%
Coin drop 11115 3.32%
Obverse or Face side 10936 3.27%
Reverse Cameo 10193 3.04%