Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 882300 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)	53282	14.38%
Silver Clad	30564	8.25%
Coin Silver	22581	6.09%
Slabbed Coins	21426	5.78%
BN	20832	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20276	5.47%
RB	19226	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16623	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16154	4.36%
Reeded Edge	15365	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15308	4.13%
PQ	14111	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	13985	3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70)	13949	3.76%
Rarity	13702	3.70%
Incuse	13005	3.51%
High Relief	12853	3.47%
Coin drop	12829	3.46%
Reverse Cameo	12280	3.31%
Obverse or Face side	12157	3.28%