Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 942094 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)	54342	13.94%
Silver Clad	31454	8.07%
Coin Silver	23533	6.04%
Slabbed Coins	22377	5.74%
BN	21919	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21158	5.43%
RB	20277	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17556	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17162	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16275	4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16249	4.17%
PQ	15033	3.86%
Rarity	14881	3.82%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14870	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14861	3.81%
Incuse	14016	3.60%
Coin drop	13774	3.53%
High Relief	13748	3.53%
Reverse Cameo	13303	3.41%
Obverse or Face side	13025	3.34%