Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1001951 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)	54957	13.70%
Silver Clad	31956	7.97%
Coin Silver	24031	5.99%
Slabbed Coins	22941	5.72%
BN	22513	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21587	5.38%
RB	20927	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18034	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17742	4.42%
Reeded Edge	16788	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16702	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15733	3.92%
Rarity	15573	3.88%
PQ	15564	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15322	3.82%
Incuse	14613	3.64%
Coin drop	14324	3.57%
High Relief	14252	3.55%
Reverse Cameo	13893	3.46%
Obverse or Face side	13571	3.38%