Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1053056 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)	55427	13.55%
Silver Clad	32339	7.91%
Coin Silver	24437	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23345	5.71%
BN	22922	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	21928	5.36%
RB	21371	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18399	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18111	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17186	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17017	4.16%
Rarity	16138	3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16111	3.94%
PQ	15933	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15676	3.83%
Incuse	14976	3.66%
Coin drop	14742	3.60%
High Relief	14603	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14285	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	14027	3.43%