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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 1997556, member: 15445&quot;]Conder101 beat me to it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There are many different edge designs described in the Krause World Coin Catalogs.&nbsp; The edge designs include engrailed, reticulated, reeded, plain, lettered, security, beaded, etc.&nbsp; You could go through the catalogs page-by-page to locate hundreds of different coins with lettered edge designs.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here is a reticulated edge on a Russia 1861 15 Kopek:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]357493[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]357492[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Edit to add: You can do a search at CT for &quot;lettered edge&quot; and you will find many previous threads discussing lettered edge coins. (like the 1873 Belgium 5 Franc I found doing the simple search).&nbsp; Note that the lettered edge is an anti-counterfeiting technique &amp; it inhibits clipping.&nbsp; Therefore, it is an appropriate design for large denomination coins AND silver/PM coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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