Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 947735 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)	54419	13.92%
Silver Clad	31499	8.05%
Coin Silver	23584	6.03%
Slabbed Coins	22438	5.74%
BN	21980	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21202	5.42%
RB	20335	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17594	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17219	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16324	4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16291	4.17%
PQ	15090	3.86%
Rarity	14945	3.82%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14917	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14907	3.81%
Incuse	14074	3.60%
Coin drop	13831	3.54%
High Relief	13800	3.53%
Reverse Cameo	13358	3.42%
Obverse or Face side	13072	3.34%