Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 642388 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) 37632 13.31%
Silver Clad 26916 9.52%
Coin Silver 19071 6.75%
BN 16930 5.99%
Encapsulated Coin 16332 5.78%
Slabbed Coins 15966 5.65%
RB 15509 5.49%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 12661 4.48%
PF (PF60, PF70) 12303 4.35%
Reeded Edge 12075 4.27%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 11787 4.17%
PQ 10550 3.73%
MS (MS60-MS70) 10473 3.70%
PR (PR60, PR70) 10355 3.66%
High Relief 9737 3.44%
Incuse 9664 3.42%
Coin drop 8995 3.18%
Obverse or Face side 8959 3.17%
Rarity 8707 3.08%
Reverse Cameo 8030 2.84%