Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1085547 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)	55742	13.43%
Silver Clad	32663	7.87%
Coin Silver	24734	5.96%
Slabbed Coins	23637	5.69%
BN	23236	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22185	5.34%
RB	21664	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18646	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18591	4.48%
Reeded Edge	17474	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17293	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16520	3.98%
Rarity	16468	3.97%
PQ	16213	3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15933	3.84%
Incuse	15234	3.67%
Coin drop	15055	3.63%
High Relief	14880	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14602	3.52%
Obverse or Face side	14288	3.44%