Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 820323 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)	46565	13.46%
Silver Clad	29641	8.57%
Coin Silver	21647	6.26%
Slabbed Coins	20495	5.92%
BN	19914	5.76%
Encapsulated Coin	19364	5.60%
RB	18362	5.31%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	15534	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	15179	4.39%
Reeded Edge	14489	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	14358	4.15%
PQ	13267	3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70)	13061	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	13044	3.77%
Rarity	12553	3.63%
Incuse	12094	3.50%
High Relief	12050	3.48%
Coin drop	11650	3.37%
Reverse Cameo	11356	3.28%
Obverse or Face side	11299	3.27%