Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1076442 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)	55640	13.47%
Silver Clad	32529	7.87%
Coin Silver	24646	5.96%
Slabbed Coins	23542	5.70%
BN	23112	5.59%
Encapsulated Coin	22098	5.35%
RB	21575	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18565	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18491	4.48%
Reeded Edge	17388	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17212	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16432	3.98%
Rarity	16352	3.96%
PQ	16133	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15856	3.84%
Incuse	15153	3.67%
Coin drop	14955	3.62%
High Relief	14801	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14486	3.51%
Obverse or Face side	14212	3.44%