Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1011262 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'

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55041  13.67%
Silver Clad 32021  7.95%
Coin Silver 24115  5.99%
Slabbed Coins 23017  5.72%
BN 22603  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21652  5.38%
RB 21019  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18110  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17822  4.43%
Reeded Edge 16861  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16771  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15815  3.93%
Rarity 15670  3.89%
PQ 15636  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15395  3.82%
Incuse 14691  3.65%
Coin drop 14414  3.58%
High Relief 14329  3.56%
Reverse Cameo 13981  3.47%
Obverse or Face side 13662  3.39%