Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 857257 search inquires.

Selected title: Hammered
Explanation: A method or producing coins by holding a blank coin between two dies, and hitting the upper die with a hammer, usually with a single blow. Most ancient and medieval coins were produced by hammering. Later coins were made by the more efficient use of specialised machinery, and are usually known as milled coins

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 52619 14.55%
Silver Clad 30142 8.33%
Coin Silver 22150 6.12%
Slabbed Coins 21021 5.81%
BN 20386 5.64%
Encapsulated Coin 19874 5.50%
RB 18795 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16155 4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15676 4.33%
Reeded Edge 14943 4.13%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14889 4.12%
PQ 13718 3.79%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13585 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13545 3.75%
Rarity 13169 3.64%
Incuse 12589 3.48%
High Relief 12477 3.45%
Coin drop 12300 3.40%
Reverse Cameo 11833 3.27%
Obverse or Face side 11733 3.24%