Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 749108 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)	42825	13.33%
Silver Clad	28658	8.92%
Coin Silver	20728	6.45%
Slabbed Coins	19083	5.94%
BN	18760	5.84%
Encapsulated Coin	18070	5.62%
RB	17431	5.43%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	14225	4.43%
PF (PF60, PF70)	14095	4.39%
Reeded Edge	13611	4.24%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	13307	4.14%
PQ	12316	3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70)	12073	3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70)	11943	3.72%
High Relief	11201	3.49%
Incuse	11182	3.48%
Rarity	11097	3.45%
Coin drop	10566	3.29%
Obverse or Face side	10435	3.25%
Reverse Cameo	9628	3.00%