Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1064812 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) 55533  13.51%
Silver Clad 32441  7.89%
Coin Silver 24549  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23437  5.70%
BN 23017  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22014  5.36%
RB 21480  5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18490  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18296  4.45%
Reeded Edge 17293  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17124  4.17%
Rarity 16236  3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16220  3.95%
PQ 16033  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15767  3.84%
Incuse 15063  3.66%
Coin drop 14860  3.61%
High Relief 14711  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14383  3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14127  3.44%