Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 741977 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)	42347	13.30%
Silver Clad	28544	8.96%
Coin Silver	20616	6.47%
Slabbed Coins	18900	5.93%
BN	18617	5.84%
Encapsulated Coin	17931	5.63%
RB	17280	5.43%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	14118	4.43%
PF (PF60, PF70)	13977	4.39%
Reeded Edge	13497	4.24%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	13199	4.14%
PQ	12197	3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70)	11971	3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70)	11833	3.72%
High Relief	11101	3.49%
Incuse	11077	3.48%
Rarity	10949	3.44%
Coin drop	10460	3.28%
Obverse or Face side	10336	3.25%
Reverse Cameo	9523	2.99%