Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 786652 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) 45055 13.44%
Silver Clad 29232 8.72%
Coin Silver 21265 6.34%
Slabbed Coins 19956 5.95%
BN 19416 5.79%
Encapsulated Coin 18813 5.61%
RB 17997 5.37%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 14861 4.43%
PF (PF60, PF70) 14730 4.39%
Reeded Edge 14129 4.22%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 13900 4.15%
PQ 12917 3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 12623 3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70) 12554 3.75%
Rarity 11974 3.57%
Incuse 11732 3.50%
High Relief 11700 3.49%
Coin drop 11134 3.32%
Obverse or Face side 10946 3.27%
Reverse Cameo 10207 3.05%