Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1101754 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)	55886	13.30%
Silver Clad	32791	7.81%
Coin Silver	24844	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23769	5.66%
BN	23350	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22292	5.31%
RB	21797	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18770	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18761	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17598	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17405	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16869	4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16706	3.98%
Rarity	16625	3.96%
PQ	16345	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16037	3.82%
Incuse	15362	3.66%
Coin drop	15183	3.61%
High Relief	14998	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14732	3.51%