Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 928411 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)	54158	14.01%
Silver Clad	31307	8.10%
Coin Silver	23373	6.05%
Slabbed Coins	22212	5.75%
BN	21731	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21011	5.44%
RB	20091	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17395	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16998	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16106	4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16095	4.16%
PQ	14867	3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14729	3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14713	3.81%
Rarity	14682	3.80%
Incuse	13847	3.58%
High Relief	13604	3.52%
Coin drop	13589	3.52%
Reverse Cameo	13116	3.39%
Obverse or Face side	12878	3.33%