Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 998643 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)	54928	13.71%
Silver Clad	31932	7.97%
Coin Silver	24005	5.99%
Slabbed Coins	22917	5.72%
BN	22476	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21568	5.38%
RB	20895	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18009	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17705	4.42%
Reeded Edge	16763	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16679	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15707	3.92%
Rarity	15540	3.88%
PQ	15534	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15303	3.82%
Incuse	14589	3.64%
Coin drop	14307	3.57%
High Relief	14229	3.55%
Reverse Cameo	13865	3.46%
Obverse or Face side	13543	3.38%