Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 931107 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)	54202	14.00%
Silver Clad	31327	8.09%
Coin Silver	23401	6.05%
Slabbed Coins	22232	5.74%
BN	21767	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21031	5.43%
RB	20116	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17423	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17025	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16132	4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16126	4.17%
PQ	14890	3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14745	3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14742	3.81%
Rarity	14713	3.80%
Incuse	13877	3.59%
High Relief	13627	3.52%
Coin drop	13621	3.52%
Reverse Cameo	13143	3.40%
Obverse or Face side	12902	3.33%