Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 973560 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) 54721 13.80%
Silver Clad 31744 8.01%
Coin Silver 23823 6.01%
Slabbed Coins 22707 5.73%
BN 22265 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21406 5.40%
RB 20642 5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17842 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17485 4.41%
Reeded Edge 16572 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16524 4.17%
PQ 15367 3.88%
Rarity 15299 3.86%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15208 3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15143 3.82%
Incuse 14382 3.63%
Coin drop 14105 3.56%
High Relief 14048 3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13648 3.44%
Obverse or Face side 13362 3.37%