Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 983200 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)	54797	13.77%
Silver Clad	31806	7.99%
Coin Silver	23887	6.00%
Slabbed Coins	22780	5.72%
BN	22330	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21457	5.39%
RB	20721	5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17890	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17556	4.41%
Reeded Edge	16635	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16573	4.16%
PQ	15420	3.87%
Rarity	15379	3.86%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15279	3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15203	3.82%
Incuse	14451	3.63%
Coin drop	14175	3.56%
High Relief	14104	3.54%
Reverse Cameo	13712	3.45%
Obverse or Face side	13414	3.37%