Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 950308 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)	54453	13.90%
Silver Clad	31537	8.05%
Coin Silver	23615	6.03%
Slabbed Coins	22469	5.74%
BN	22016	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21234	5.42%
RB	20377	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17624	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17248	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16355	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16322	4.17%
PQ	15120	3.86%
Rarity	14996	3.83%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14954	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14937	3.81%
Incuse	14111	3.60%
Coin drop	13869	3.54%
High Relief	13835	3.53%
Reverse Cameo	13400	3.42%
Obverse or Face side	13105	3.35%