Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1010483 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)	55033	13.67%
Silver Clad	32015	7.95%
Coin Silver	24107	5.99%
Slabbed Coins	23009	5.72%
BN	22593	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21644	5.38%
RB	21007	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18103	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17813	4.43%
Reeded Edge	16854	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16762	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15809	3.93%
Rarity	15662	3.89%
PQ	15628	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15390	3.82%
Incuse	14683	3.65%
Coin drop	14406	3.58%
High Relief	14322	3.56%
Reverse Cameo	13975	3.47%
Obverse or Face side	13653	3.39%