Coin Terminology and Glossary

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Selected title: Regnal year
Explanation: The date as calculated from the start of a reign. On some coins this is shown on the edge, on others including come Islamic coins, all coins are dated with both the commencement date of the reign, and the regnal year, so the actual issue date of the coin can be found by adding the two together. As the start of a reign seldom coincides with the calendar year, there are often two regnal dates for each calendar year, and vice versa

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Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55284 13.59%
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BN 22809 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21830 5.37%
RB 21271 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18283 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18004 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17062 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16926 4.16%
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