Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 921830 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)	54064	14.05%
Silver Clad	31215	8.11%
Coin Silver	23283	6.05%
Slabbed Coins	22124	5.75%
BN	21629	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20936	5.44%
RB	19999	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17303	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16899	4.39%
Reeded Edge	16022	4.16%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16003	4.16%
PQ	14785	3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14652	3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14637	3.80%
Rarity	14572	3.79%
Incuse	13752	3.57%
High Relief	13516	3.51%
Coin drop	13500	3.51%
Reverse Cameo	13009	3.38%
Obverse or Face side	12791	3.32%