Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 905993 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)	53767	14.18%
Silver Clad	30965	8.16%
Coin Silver	23012	6.07%
Slabbed Coins	21850	5.76%
BN	21313	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20658	5.45%
RB	19698	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17027	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16620	4.38%
Reeded Edge	15756	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15737	4.15%
PQ	14517	3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14387	3.79%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14346	3.78%
Rarity	14239	3.75%
Incuse	13450	3.55%
Coin drop	13241	3.49%
High Relief	13237	3.49%
Reverse Cameo	12707	3.35%
Obverse or Face side	12533	3.30%