Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1017151 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

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55085 13.65%
Silver Clad 32062 7.95%
Coin Silver 24148 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23065 5.72%
BN 22643 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21682 5.37%
RB 21080 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18135 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17860 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16897 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16805 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15844 3.93%
Rarity 15752 3.90%
PQ 15672 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15430 3.82%
Incuse 14735 3.65%
Coin drop 14448 3.58%
High Relief 14361 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14024 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 13741 3.41%