Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1032088 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)	55213	13.61%
Silver Clad	32167	7.93%
Coin Silver	24261	5.98%
Slabbed Coins	23179	5.71%
BN	22759	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21783	5.37%
RB	21213	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18223	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17954	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17009	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16882	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15936	3.93%
Rarity	15900	3.92%
PQ	15776	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15514	3.82%
Incuse	14832	3.66%
Coin drop	14552	3.59%
High Relief	14448	3.56%
Reverse Cameo	14137	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	13863	3.42%