Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1123196 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)	56066	13.24%
Silver Clad	32953	7.78%
Coin Silver	25026	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23951	5.66%
BN	23509	5.55%
Encapsulated Coin	22457	5.30%
RB	21959	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18930	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18893	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17772	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17582	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	17003	4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16937	4.00%
Rarity	16820	3.97%
PQ	16500	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16177	3.82%
Incuse	15524	3.67%
Coin drop	15368	3.63%
High Relief	15147	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14890	3.52%