Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 979225 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) 54781  13.79%
Silver Clad 31789  8.00%
Coin Silver 23871  6.01%
Slabbed Coins 22766  5.73%
BN 22317  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21445  5.40%
RB 20702  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17873  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17540  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16620  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16558  4.17%
PQ 15409  3.88%
Rarity 15360  3.87%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15261  3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15190  3.82%
Incuse 14432  3.63%
Coin drop 14156  3.56%
High Relief 14089  3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13694  3.45%
Obverse or Face side 13399  3.37%