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

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
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%