Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1131529 search inquires.

Random 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)	56136	13.21%
Silver Clad	33022	7.77%
Coin Silver	25107	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	24029	5.66%
BN	23572	5.55%
Encapsulated Coin	22519	5.30%
RB	22024	5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70)	19006	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18950	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17836	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17637	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	17058	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	17023	4.01%
Rarity	16911	3.98%
PQ	16562	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16253	3.83%
Incuse	15598	3.67%
Coin drop	15461	3.64%
High Relief	15215	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14967	3.52%