Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1043427 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)	55340	13.58%
Silver Clad	32264	7.92%
Coin Silver	24354	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23281	5.71%
BN	22853	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21866	5.36%
RB	21318	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18334	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18044	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17107	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16960	4.16%
Rarity	16044	3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16038	3.93%
PQ	15864	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15610	3.83%
Incuse	14923	3.66%
Coin drop	14662	3.60%
High Relief	14538	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14224	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	13960	3.42%