Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 955920 search inquires.

Selected title: Hammered
Explanation: A method or producing coins by holding a blank coin between two dies, and hitting the upper die with a hammer, usually with a single blow. Most ancient and medieval coins were produced by hammering. Later coins were made by the more efficient use of specialised machinery, and are usually known as milled coins

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54533  13.88%
Silver Clad 31595  8.04%
Coin Silver 23677  6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22532  5.74%
BN 22076  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21273  5.41%
RB 20454  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17672  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17311  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16418  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16371  4.17%
PQ 15202  3.87%
Rarity 15078  3.84%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15029  3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14990  3.82%
Incuse 14193  3.61%
Coin drop 13934  3.55%
High Relief 13889  3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13460  3.43%
Obverse or Face side 13175  3.35%