Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1035538 search inquires.

Selected title: Abrasions
Explanation: Light rubbing or scuffing from friction, coin where another coin or object has slid across or bumped the coin. It can also be caused by the coin sliding in a holder or coin drawer and it is not as deep or noticeable as bag marks. It is usually found on the high parts of a coin or in the open fields (background)

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55253 13.60%
Silver Clad 32201 7.93%
Coin Silver 24289 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23210 5.71%
BN 22782 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21809 5.37%
RB 21249 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18253 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17983 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17040 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16906 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15974 3.93%
Rarity 15945 3.93%
PQ 15806 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15549 3.83%
Incuse 14859 3.66%
Coin drop 14586 3.59%
High Relief 14483 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14161 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13895 3.42%