Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1145129 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) 56259 13.17%
Silver Clad 33136 7.76%
Coin Silver 25228 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24141 5.65%
BN 23679 5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22625 5.30%
RB 22153 5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19119 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19028 4.45%
Reeded Edge 17944 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17735 4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17154 4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17152 4.02%
Rarity 17052 3.99%
PQ 16675 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16331 3.82%
Incuse 15707 3.68%
Coin drop 15592 3.65%
High Relief 15321 3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15085 3.53%