Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 787781 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) 45092 13.45%
Silver Clad 29245 8.72%
Coin Silver 21274 6.34%
Slabbed Coins 19966 5.95%
BN 19427 5.79%
Encapsulated Coin 18824 5.61%
RB 18002 5.37%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 14872 4.43%
PF (PF60, PF70) 14738 4.39%
Reeded Edge 14137 4.22%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 13914 4.15%
PQ 12924 3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 12631 3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70) 12567 3.75%
Rarity 11986 3.57%
Incuse 11739 3.50%
High Relief 11707 3.49%
Coin drop 11143 3.32%
Obverse or Face side 10951 3.27%
Reverse Cameo 10217 3.05%