Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 962282 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)	54617	13.85%
Silver Clad	31660	8.03%
Coin Silver	23735	6.02%
Slabbed Coins	22599	5.73%
BN	22136	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21324	5.41%
RB	20523	5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17758	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17386	4.41%
Reeded Edge	16485	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16433	4.17%
PQ	15268	3.87%
Rarity	15175	3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15110	3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15055	3.82%
Incuse	14264	3.62%
Coin drop	14013	3.55%
High Relief	13950	3.54%
Reverse Cameo	13535	3.43%
Obverse or Face side	13256	3.36%