Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1099920 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)	55872	13.31%
Silver Clad	32775	7.81%
Coin Silver	24830	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23753	5.66%
BN	23333	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22271	5.30%
RB	21780	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18754	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18751	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17576	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17389	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16852	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16684	3.97%
Rarity	16612	3.96%
PQ	16327	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16025	3.82%
Incuse	15347	3.66%
Coin drop	15167	3.61%
High Relief	14981	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14712	3.50%