Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 929772 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) 54177 14.01%
Silver Clad 31318 8.10%
Coin Silver 23389 6.05%
Slabbed Coins 22223 5.75%
BN 21750 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21021 5.43%
RB 20107 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17408 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17011 4.40%
Reeded Edge 16120 4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16109 4.16%
PQ 14880 3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14738 3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14727 3.81%
Rarity 14698 3.80%
Incuse 13862 3.58%
High Relief 13615 3.52%
Coin drop 13606 3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13133 3.40%
Obverse or Face side 12890 3.33%