Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 968821 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) 54669  13.82%
Silver Clad 31693  8.01%
Coin Silver 23787  6.01%
Slabbed Coins 22647  5.73%
BN 22194  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21358  5.40%
RB 20573  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17799  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17430  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16521  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16469  4.16%
PQ 15318  3.87%
Rarity 15234  3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15148  3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15091  3.81%
Incuse 14320  3.62%
Coin drop 14052  3.55%
High Relief 13994  3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13591  3.44%
Obverse or Face side 13310  3.36%