Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1077795 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)	55658	13.46%
Silver Clad	32545	7.87%
Coin Silver	24657	5.96%
Slabbed Coins	23552	5.70%
BN	23124	5.59%
Encapsulated Coin	22114	5.35%
RB	21589	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18580	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18498	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17399	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17222	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16446	3.98%
Rarity	16369	3.96%
PQ	16137	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15864	3.84%
Incuse	15162	3.67%
Coin drop	14971	3.62%
High Relief	14809	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14499	3.51%
Obverse or Face side	14225	3.44%