Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1012991 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)	55052	13.67%
Silver Clad	32031	7.95%
Coin Silver	24121	5.99%
Slabbed Coins	23021	5.71%
BN	22612	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21661	5.38%
RB	21033	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18113	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17830	4.43%
Reeded Edge	16870	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16779	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15820	3.93%
Rarity	15681	3.89%
PQ	15640	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15404	3.82%
Incuse	14698	3.65%
Coin drop	14422	3.58%
High Relief	14337	3.56%
Reverse Cameo	13997	3.47%
Obverse or Face side	13703	3.40%