Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 269585 search inquires.

Selected term: Flyspecks

Explanation: Minute oxidation spots often seen on the surfaces of coins, particularly higher grade copper and nickel coins, caused by exposure to small drops of moisture

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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	18226	13.87%
Silver Clad	14620	11.13%
BN	9856	7.50%
Encapsulated Coin	8416	6.40%
RB	7311	5.56%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	6728	5.12%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	6599	5.02%
Reeded Edge	5701	4.34%
Coin Silver	5585	4.25%
PF (PF60, PF70)	5326	4.05%
Obverse or Face side	5114	3.89%
PR (PR60, PR70)	4989	3.80%
PQ	4664	3.55%
MS (MS60-MS70)	4532	3.45%
High Relief	4311	3.28%
Slabbed Coins	4219	3.21%
Reverse Cameo	4199	3.20%
Clad Coinage	3725	2.83%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)	3657	2.78%
Deep Mirror Prooflike (DPML)	3500	2.66%