Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 929789 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)	54177	14.01%
Silver Clad	31318	8.10%
Coin Silver	23389	6.05%
Slabbed Coins	22223	5.75%
BN	21750	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21021	5.43%
RB	20107	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17408	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17011	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16120	4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16109	4.16%
PQ	14880	3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14738	3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14727	3.81%
Rarity	14698	3.80%
Incuse	13862	3.58%
High Relief	13615	3.52%
Coin drop	13606	3.52%
Reverse Cameo	13133	3.40%
Obverse or Face side	12890	3.33%