Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1045463 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) 55358 13.57%
Silver Clad 32289 7.91%
Coin Silver 24369 5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23302 5.71%
BN 22873 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21879 5.36%
RB 21329 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18358 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18061 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17132 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16979 4.16%
Rarity 16071 3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16054 3.94%
PQ 15877 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15630 3.83%
Incuse 14938 3.66%
Coin drop 14681 3.60%
High Relief 14557 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14242 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13975 3.43%