Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1071337 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)	55588	13.48%
Silver Clad	32490	7.88%
Coin Silver	24606	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23499	5.70%
BN	23073	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22066	5.35%
RB	21532	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18530	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18438	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17347	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17172	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16376	3.97%
Rarity	16298	3.95%
PQ	16088	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15815	3.84%
Incuse	15112	3.67%
Coin drop	14913	3.62%
High Relief	14763	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14437	3.50%
Obverse or Face side	14175	3.44%