Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1019104 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) 55094 13.65%
Silver Clad 32071 7.94%
Coin Silver 24155 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23083 5.72%
BN 22652 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21689 5.37%
RB 21092 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18143 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17865 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16904 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16811 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15857 3.93%
Rarity 15769 3.91%
PQ 15678 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15440 3.82%
Incuse 14742 3.65%
Coin drop 14460 3.58%
High Relief 14367 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14033 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 13748 3.41%