Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1091478 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) 55787  13.33%
Silver Clad 32706  7.81%
Coin Silver 24766  5.92%
Slabbed Coins 23681  5.66%
BN 23278  5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22216  5.31%
RB 21705  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18691  4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18680  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17512  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17331  4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16795  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16597  3.97%
Rarity 16527  3.95%
PQ 16257  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15971  3.82%
Incuse 15278  3.65%
Coin drop 15103  3.61%
High Relief 14926  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14643  3.50%