Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 886982 search inquires.

Random title: Pyx
Explanation: A wooden box which contains, in England, coins produced by the mint, to be tested for weight and purity by the Goldsmiths Company of London in the annual 'Trial of the Pyx'

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53404 14.33%
Silver Clad 30669 8.23%
Coin Silver 22681 6.09%
Slabbed Coins 21530 5.78%
BN 20944 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20374 5.47%
RB 19333 5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16717 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16265 4.37%
Reeded Edge 15475 4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15412 4.14%
PQ 14214 3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14081 3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14044 3.77%
Rarity 13805 3.71%
Incuse 13113 3.52%
High Relief 12953 3.48%
Coin drop 12936 3.47%
Reverse Cameo 12382 3.32%
Obverse or Face side 12246 3.29%