Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 896906 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)	53583	14.27%
Silver Clad	30802	8.20%
Coin Silver	22839	6.08%
Slabbed Coins	21674	5.77%
BN	21111	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20501	5.46%
RB	19519	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16862	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16438	4.38%
Reeded Edge	15592	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15549	4.14%
PQ	14361	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14209	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14184	3.78%
Rarity	14033	3.74%
Incuse	13277	3.53%
High Relief	13081	3.48%
Coin drop	13069	3.48%
Reverse Cameo	12532	3.34%
Obverse or Face side	12371	3.29%