Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1054909 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)	55439	13.55%
Silver Clad	32345	7.90%
Coin Silver	24446	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23355	5.71%
BN	22939	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21937	5.36%
RB	21390	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18408	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18121	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17200	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17030	4.16%
Rarity	16148	3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16124	3.94%
PQ	15940	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15685	3.83%
Incuse	14985	3.66%
Coin drop	14751	3.60%
High Relief	14610	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14297	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	14041	3.43%