Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1125035 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)	56073	13.23%
Silver Clad	32967	7.78%
Coin Silver	25037	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23971	5.66%
BN	23519	5.55%
Encapsulated Coin	22464	5.30%
RB	21969	5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18942	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18901	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17782	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17591	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	17013	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16953	4.00%
Rarity	16832	3.97%
PQ	16512	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16198	3.82%
Incuse	15540	3.67%
Coin drop	15388	3.63%
High Relief	15156	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14901	3.52%