Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 860170 search inquires.

Selected 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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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	52720	14.53%
Silver Clad	30197	8.32%
Coin Silver	22201	6.12%
Slabbed Coins	21069	5.81%
BN	20432	5.63%
Encapsulated Coin	19930	5.49%
RB	18853	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16233	4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70)	15731	4.34%
Reeded Edge	14998	4.13%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	14956	4.12%
PQ	13772	3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70)	13648	3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70)	13606	3.75%
Rarity	13241	3.65%
Incuse	12645	3.49%
High Relief	12533	3.45%
Coin drop	12367	3.41%
Reverse Cameo	11887	3.28%
Obverse or Face side	11785	3.25%