Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1011315 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)	55041	13.67%
Silver Clad	32021	7.95%
Coin Silver	24115	5.99%
Slabbed Coins	23017	5.72%
BN	22603	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21652	5.38%
RB	21019	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18110	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17822	4.43%
Reeded Edge	16861	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16771	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15815	3.93%
Rarity	15670	3.89%
PQ	15636	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15395	3.82%
Incuse	14691	3.65%
Coin drop	14414	3.58%
High Relief	14329	3.56%
Reverse Cameo	13981	3.47%
Obverse or Face side	13662	3.39%