Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1094853 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)	55828	13.32%
Silver Clad	32738	7.81%
Coin Silver	24799	5.92%
Slabbed Coins	23720	5.66%
BN	23306	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22238	5.31%
RB	21739	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18715	4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18714	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17548	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17357	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16824	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16629	3.97%
Rarity	16570	3.95%
PQ	16291	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16002	3.82%
Incuse	15309	3.65%
Coin drop	15132	3.61%
High Relief	14949	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14674	3.50%