Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1084917 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)	55735	13.43%
Silver Clad	32654	7.87%
Coin Silver	24731	5.96%
Slabbed Coins	23635	5.70%
BN	23226	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22182	5.35%
RB	21656	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18640	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18588	4.48%
Reeded Edge	17470	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17289	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16510	3.98%
Rarity	16458	3.97%
PQ	16211	3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15929	3.84%
Incuse	15227	3.67%
Coin drop	15047	3.63%
High Relief	14875	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14594	3.52%
Obverse or Face side	14278	3.44%