Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 899801 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)	53637	14.25%
Silver Clad	30838	8.19%
Coin Silver	22876	6.08%
Slabbed Coins	21716	5.77%
BN	21166	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20535	5.46%
RB	19555	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16901	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16491	4.38%
Reeded Edge	15627	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15596	4.14%
PQ	14394	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14248	3.79%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14220	3.78%
Rarity	14087	3.74%
Incuse	13321	3.54%
High Relief	13117	3.48%
Coin drop	13104	3.48%
Reverse Cameo	12566	3.34%
Obverse or Face side	12404	3.30%