Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 859282 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)	52698	14.53%
Silver Clad	30183	8.32%
Coin Silver	22188	6.12%
Slabbed Coins	21059	5.81%
BN	20419	5.63%
Encapsulated Coin	19914	5.49%
RB	18839	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16216	4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70)	15716	4.33%
Reeded Edge	14983	4.13%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	14937	4.12%
PQ	13757	3.79%
MS (MS60-MS70)	13631	3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70)	13593	3.75%
Rarity	13229	3.65%
Incuse	12631	3.48%
High Relief	12520	3.45%
Coin drop	12349	3.41%
Reverse Cameo	11875	3.28%
Obverse or Face side	11773	3.25%