Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1007548 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

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55010  13.68%
Silver Clad 31999  7.96%
Coin Silver 24083  5.99%
Slabbed Coins 22985  5.72%
BN 22558  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21627  5.38%
RB 20983  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18077  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17790  4.43%
Reeded Edge 16832  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16740  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15788  3.93%
Rarity 15630  3.89%
PQ 15607  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15364  3.82%
Incuse 14659  3.65%
Coin drop 14380  3.58%
High Relief 14304  3.56%
Reverse Cameo 13943  3.47%
Obverse or Face side 13635  3.39%