Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 887148 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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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53406  14.33%
Silver Clad 30672  8.23%
Coin Silver 22685  6.09%
Slabbed Coins 21537  5.78%
BN 20946  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20376  5.47%
RB 19335  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16718  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16270  4.37%
Reeded Edge 15477  4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15414  4.14%
PQ 14216  3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14082  3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14047  3.77%
Rarity 13809  3.71%
Incuse 13116  3.52%
High Relief 12956  3.48%
Coin drop 12939  3.47%
Reverse Cameo 12384  3.32%
Obverse or Face side 12248  3.29%