Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 927287 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) 54141 14.02%
Silver Clad 31289 8.10%
Coin Silver 23355 6.05%
Slabbed Coins 22201 5.75%
BN 21709 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20998 5.44%
RB 20072 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17376 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16969 4.39%
Reeded Edge 16095 4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16080 4.16%
PQ 14852 3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14711 3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14699 3.81%
Rarity 14664 3.80%
Incuse 13829 3.58%
High Relief 13587 3.52%
Coin drop 13574 3.51%
Reverse Cameo 13104 3.39%
Obverse or Face side 12861 3.33%