Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 973622 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)	54721	13.80%
Silver Clad	31744	8.01%
Coin Silver	23823	6.01%
Slabbed Coins	22707	5.73%
BN	22265	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21406	5.40%
RB	20642	5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17842	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17485	4.41%
Reeded Edge	16572	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16524	4.17%
PQ	15367	3.88%
Rarity	15299	3.86%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15208	3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15143	3.82%
Incuse	14382	3.63%
Coin drop	14105	3.56%
High Relief	14048	3.54%
Reverse Cameo	13648	3.44%
Obverse or Face side	13362	3.37%