Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1027765 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) 55176 13.62%
Silver Clad 32138 7.94%
Coin Silver 24221 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23148 5.72%
BN 22724 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21751 5.37%
RB 21177 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18197 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17933 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16977 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16856 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15907 3.93%
Rarity 15847 3.91%
PQ 15738 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15498 3.83%
Incuse 14803 3.66%
Coin drop 14523 3.59%
High Relief 14420 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14104 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 13827 3.41%