Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 970167 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

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54695  13.82%
Silver Clad 31721  8.01%
Coin Silver 23802  6.01%
Slabbed Coins 22674  5.73%
BN 22230  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21380  5.40%
RB 20608  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17821  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17461  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16550  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16500  4.17%
PQ 15344  3.88%
Rarity 15274  3.86%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15179  3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15113  3.82%
Incuse 14353  3.63%
Coin drop 14081  3.56%
High Relief 14026  3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13618  3.44%
Obverse or Face side 13338  3.37%