Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1093511 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)	55811	13.32%
Silver Clad	32726	7.81%
Coin Silver	24790	5.92%
Slabbed Coins	23707	5.66%
BN	23296	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22231	5.31%
RB	21722	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18709	4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18704	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17532	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17345	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16811	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16619	3.97%
Rarity	16553	3.95%
PQ	16275	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15994	3.82%
Incuse	15298	3.65%
Coin drop	15120	3.61%
High Relief	14940	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14667	3.50%