Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 930835 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)	54190	14.00%
Silver Clad	31325	8.09%
Coin Silver	23394	6.04%
Slabbed Coins	22231	5.74%
BN	21762	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21029	5.43%
RB	20114	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17419	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17022	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16128	4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16118	4.16%
PQ	14887	3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14742	3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14738	3.81%
Rarity	14709	3.80%
Incuse	13873	3.58%
High Relief	13623	3.52%
Coin drop	13616	3.52%
Reverse Cameo	13139	3.39%
Obverse or Face side	12897	3.33%