Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 976223 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)	54755	13.79%
Silver Clad	31763	8.00%
Coin Silver	23850	6.01%
Slabbed Coins	22743	5.73%
BN	22290	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21430	5.40%
RB	20675	5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17859	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17521	4.41%
Reeded Edge	16599	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16544	4.17%
PQ	15395	3.88%
Rarity	15335	3.86%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15244	3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15175	3.82%
Incuse	14416	3.63%
Coin drop	14133	3.56%
High Relief	14073	3.55%
Reverse Cameo	13672	3.44%
Obverse or Face side	13385	3.37%