Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 882361 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)	53284	14.38%
Silver Clad	30565	8.25%
Coin Silver	22584	6.09%
Slabbed Coins	21428	5.78%
BN	20835	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20276	5.47%
RB	19229	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16625	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16156	4.36%
Reeded Edge	15366	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15310	4.13%
PQ	14112	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	13986	3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70)	13949	3.76%
Rarity	13704	3.70%
Incuse	13007	3.51%
High Relief	12854	3.47%
Coin drop	12830	3.46%
Reverse Cameo	12281	3.31%
Obverse or Face side	12160	3.28%