Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 822068 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)	46633	13.46%
Silver Clad	29667	8.56%
Coin Silver	21668	6.25%
Slabbed Coins	20536	5.93%
BN	19936	5.75%
Encapsulated Coin	19390	5.60%
RB	18384	5.31%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	15577	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	15202	4.39%
Reeded Edge	14510	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	14383	4.15%
PQ	13281	3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70)	13086	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	13067	3.77%
Rarity	12581	3.63%
Incuse	12116	3.50%
High Relief	12071	3.48%
Coin drop	11675	3.37%
Reverse Cameo	11385	3.29%
Obverse or Face side	11323	3.27%