Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 938635 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)	54295	13.96%
Silver Clad	31404	8.07%
Coin Silver	23482	6.04%
Slabbed Coins	22330	5.74%
BN	21866	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21118	5.43%
RB	20223	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17506	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17122	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16221	4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16210	4.17%
PQ	14987	3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14834	3.81%
Rarity	14829	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14821	3.81%
Incuse	13961	3.59%
Coin drop	13713	3.53%
High Relief	13704	3.52%
Reverse Cameo	13256	3.41%
Obverse or Face side	12976	3.34%