Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 888848 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)	53452	14.32%
Silver Clad	30697	8.22%
Coin Silver	22722	6.09%
Slabbed Coins	21566	5.78%
BN	20969	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20403	5.47%
RB	19382	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16754	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16313	4.37%
Reeded Edge	15499	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15445	4.14%
PQ	14248	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14105	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14071	3.77%
Rarity	13844	3.71%
Incuse	13149	3.52%
High Relief	12982	3.48%
Coin drop	12963	3.47%
Reverse Cameo	12404	3.32%
Obverse or Face side	12272	3.29%