Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1051558 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) 55417 13.56%
Silver Clad 32335 7.91%
Coin Silver 24424 5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23340 5.71%
BN 22914 5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 21918 5.36%
RB 21365 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18389 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18105 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17176 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17013 4.16%
Rarity 16128 3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16099 3.94%
PQ 15921 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15670 3.83%
Incuse 14970 3.66%
Coin drop 14735 3.60%
High Relief 14597 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14277 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 14023 3.43%