Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1011987 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)	55045	13.67%
Silver Clad	32023	7.95%
Coin Silver	24119	5.99%
Slabbed Coins	23018	5.72%
BN	22604	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21657	5.38%
RB	21023	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18112	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17825	4.43%
Reeded Edge	16865	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16775	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15816	3.93%
Rarity	15675	3.89%
PQ	15638	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15399	3.82%
Incuse	14694	3.65%
Coin drop	14419	3.58%
High Relief	14334	3.56%
Reverse Cameo	13988	3.47%
Obverse or Face side	13695	3.40%