Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 978187 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)	54766	13.79%
Silver Clad	31768	8.00%
Coin Silver	23857	6.01%
Slabbed Coins	22750	5.73%
BN	22300	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21436	5.40%
RB	20683	5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17865	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17526	4.41%
Reeded Edge	16604	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16550	4.17%
PQ	15399	3.88%
Rarity	15346	3.86%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15251	3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15179	3.82%
Incuse	14421	3.63%
Coin drop	14139	3.56%
High Relief	14079	3.54%
Reverse Cameo	13680	3.44%
Obverse or Face side	13391	3.37%