Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 920455 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) 54049 14.06%
Silver Clad 31196 8.11%
Coin Silver 23270 6.05%
Slabbed Coins 22106 5.75%
BN 21610 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20922 5.44%
RB 19974 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17284 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16880 4.39%
Reeded Edge 16000 4.16%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15984 4.16%
PQ 14770 3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14640 3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14614 3.80%
Rarity 14553 3.79%
Incuse 13730 3.57%
High Relief 13494 3.51%
Coin drop 13484 3.51%
Reverse Cameo 12987 3.38%
Obverse or Face side 12777 3.32%