Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 953738 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) 54489  13.89%
Silver Clad 31563  8.04%
Coin Silver 23644  6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22496  5.73%
BN 22043  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21252  5.42%
RB 20411  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17643  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17276  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16383  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16343  4.16%
PQ 15162  3.86%
Rarity 15031  3.83%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14987  3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14957  3.81%
Incuse 14155  3.61%
Coin drop 13904  3.54%
High Relief 13856  3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13429  3.42%
Obverse or Face side 13132  3.35%