Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 936934 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)	54275	13.97%
Silver Clad	31386	8.08%
Coin Silver	23459	6.04%
Slabbed Coins	22297	5.74%
BN	21840	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21100	5.43%
RB	20196	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17493	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17099	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16201	4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16191	4.17%
PQ	14962	3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14810	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14802	3.81%
Rarity	14800	3.81%
Incuse	13936	3.59%
Coin drop	13687	3.52%
High Relief	13685	3.52%
Reverse Cameo	13230	3.41%
Obverse or Face side	12960	3.34%