Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 882142 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)	53276	14.38%
Silver Clad	30561	8.25%
Coin Silver	22578	6.09%
Slabbed Coins	21424	5.78%
BN	20828	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20273	5.47%
RB	19225	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16619	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16148	4.36%
Reeded Edge	15363	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15304	4.13%
PQ	14110	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	13981	3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70)	13946	3.76%
Rarity	13696	3.70%
Incuse	13002	3.51%
High Relief	12850	3.47%
Coin drop	12825	3.46%
Reverse Cameo	12279	3.31%
Obverse or Face side	12150	3.28%