Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1143346 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) 56242 13.18%
Silver Clad 33120 7.76%
Coin Silver 25213 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24127 5.65%
BN 23667 5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22612 5.30%
RB 22130 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19104 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19019 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17931 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17717 4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17141 4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17134 4.01%
Rarity 17039 3.99%
PQ 16661 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16325 3.82%
Incuse 15694 3.68%
Coin drop 15572 3.65%
High Relief 15304 3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15067 3.53%