Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1010440 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) 55033 13.67%
Silver Clad 32015 7.95%
Coin Silver 24107 5.99%
Slabbed Coins 23009 5.72%
BN 22593 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21644 5.38%
RB 21007 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18103 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17813 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16854 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16762 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15809 3.93%
Rarity 15662 3.89%
PQ 15628 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15390 3.82%
Incuse 14683 3.65%
Coin drop 14406 3.58%
High Relief 14322 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 13975 3.47%
Obverse or Face side 13653 3.39%