Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 822068 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) 46633  13.46%
Silver Clad 29667  8.56%
Coin Silver 21668  6.25%
Slabbed Coins 20536  5.93%
BN 19936  5.75%
Encapsulated Coin 19390  5.60%
RB 18384  5.31%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 15577  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15202  4.39%
Reeded Edge 14510  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14383  4.15%
PQ 13281  3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13086  3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13067  3.77%
Rarity 12581  3.63%
Incuse 12116  3.50%
High Relief 12071  3.48%
Coin drop 11675  3.37%
Reverse Cameo 11385  3.29%
Obverse or Face side 11323  3.27%