Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1126162 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)	56083	13.23%
Silver Clad	32979	7.78%
Coin Silver	25053	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23980	5.66%
BN	23529	5.55%
Encapsulated Coin	22474	5.30%
RB	21984	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18957	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18914	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17794	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17602	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	17020	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16972	4.00%
Rarity	16847	3.97%
PQ	16520	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16212	3.82%
Incuse	15550	3.67%
Coin drop	15396	3.63%
High Relief	15170	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14914	3.52%