Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 885828 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)	53375	14.34%
Silver Clad	30646	8.23%
Coin Silver	22662	6.09%
Slabbed Coins	21502	5.78%
BN	20913	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20356	5.47%
RB	19302	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16698	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16241	4.36%
Reeded Edge	15447	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15389	4.14%
PQ	14188	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14058	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14030	3.77%
Rarity	13792	3.71%
Incuse	13081	3.51%
High Relief	12932	3.47%
Coin drop	12919	3.47%
Reverse Cameo	12361	3.32%
Obverse or Face side	12229	3.29%