Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 935973 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)	54261	13.98%
Silver Clad	31375	8.08%
Coin Silver	23451	6.04%
Slabbed Coins	22282	5.74%
BN	21823	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21087	5.43%
RB	20176	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17478	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17084	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16187	4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16182	4.17%
PQ	14952	3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14799	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14791	3.81%
Rarity	14783	3.81%
Incuse	13923	3.59%
High Relief	13677	3.52%
Coin drop	13673	3.52%
Reverse Cameo	13217	3.40%
Obverse or Face side	12951	3.34%