Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 889424 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)	53462	14.31%
Silver Clad	30705	8.22%
Coin Silver	22734	6.09%
Slabbed Coins	21573	5.78%
BN	20982	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20411	5.47%
RB	19394	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16763	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16324	4.37%
Reeded Edge	15510	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15453	4.14%
PQ	14258	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14113	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14079	3.77%
Rarity	13857	3.71%
Incuse	13159	3.52%
High Relief	12991	3.48%
Coin drop	12972	3.47%
Reverse Cameo	12415	3.32%
Obverse or Face side	12279	3.29%