Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 927081 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)	54140	14.02%
Silver Clad	31287	8.10%
Coin Silver	23354	6.05%
Slabbed Coins	22197	5.75%
BN	21706	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20995	5.44%
RB	20070	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17374	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16967	4.39%
Reeded Edge	16093	4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16076	4.16%
PQ	14851	3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14709	3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14694	3.81%
Rarity	14657	3.80%
Incuse	13828	3.58%
High Relief	13584	3.52%
Coin drop	13571	3.51%
Reverse Cameo	13102	3.39%
Obverse or Face side	12858	3.33%