Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1113919 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)	55987	13.27%
Silver Clad	32890	7.79%
Coin Silver	24945	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23886	5.66%
BN	23443	5.55%
Encapsulated Coin	22383	5.30%
RB	21890	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18866	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18834	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17693	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17501	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	16952	4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16841	3.99%
Rarity	16742	3.97%
PQ	16432	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16124	3.82%
Incuse	15460	3.66%
Coin drop	15291	3.62%
High Relief	15077	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14814	3.51%