Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1086251 search inquires.

Selected title: Edge Lettering
Explanation: Letters or designs made on the side edge of a coin. Most modern day coins have plain or reeded edges. Example of edge lettering is the old Capped Bust Half dollar coins. Sometimes called edge device

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55754  13.42%
Silver Clad 32674  7.87%
Coin Silver 24738  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23644  5.69%
BN 23244  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22190  5.34%
RB 21671  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18656  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18622  4.48%
Reeded Edge 17478  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17304  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16537  3.98%
Rarity 16473  3.97%
PQ 16227  3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15943  3.84%
Incuse 15240  3.67%
Coin drop 15062  3.63%
High Relief 14888  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14609  3.52%
Obverse or Face side 14296  3.44%