Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 927403 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)	54143	14.02%
Silver Clad	31294	8.10%
Coin Silver	23357	6.05%
Slabbed Coins	22202	5.75%
BN	21711	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21000	5.44%
RB	20073	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17378	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16974	4.39%
Reeded Edge	16096	4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16082	4.16%
PQ	14857	3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14714	3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14700	3.81%
Rarity	14669	3.80%
Incuse	13831	3.58%
High Relief	13588	3.52%
Coin drop	13575	3.51%
Reverse Cameo	13106	3.39%
Obverse or Face side	12861	3.33%