Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1016091 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) 55079 13.66%
Silver Clad 32054 7.95%
Coin Silver 24142 5.99%
Slabbed Coins 23058 5.72%
BN 22632 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21679 5.37%
RB 21067 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18132 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17854 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16894 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16797 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15841 3.93%
Rarity 15734 3.90%
PQ 15668 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15423 3.82%
Incuse 14726 3.65%
Coin drop 14444 3.58%
High Relief 14355 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14014 3.47%
Obverse or Face side 13733 3.40%