Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1103459 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)	55893	13.30%
Silver Clad	32800	7.80%
Coin Silver	24853	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23774	5.66%
BN	23355	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22297	5.30%
RB	21806	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18778	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18767	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17608	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17413	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16874	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16721	3.98%
Rarity	16637	3.96%
PQ	16350	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16047	3.82%
Incuse	15372	3.66%
Coin drop	15195	3.61%
High Relief	15002	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14740	3.51%