Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 889424 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) 53462  14.31%
Silver Clad 30705  8.22%
Coin Silver 22734  6.09%
Slabbed Coins 21573  5.78%
BN 20982  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20411  5.47%
RB 19394  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16763  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16324  4.37%
Reeded Edge 15510  4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15453  4.14%
PQ 14258  3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14113  3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14079  3.77%
Rarity 13857  3.71%
Incuse 13159  3.52%
High Relief 12991  3.48%
Coin drop 12972  3.47%
Reverse Cameo 12415  3.32%
Obverse or Face side 12279  3.29%