Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1079168 search inquires.

Selected title: 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)	55669	13.45%
Silver Clad	32571	7.87%
Coin Silver	24673	5.96%
Slabbed Coins	23571	5.70%
BN	23153	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22127	5.35%
RB	21604	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18597	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18514	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17413	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17241	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16460	3.98%
Rarity	16385	3.96%
PQ	16155	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15880	3.84%
Incuse	15178	3.67%
Coin drop	14986	3.62%
High Relief	14824	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14527	3.51%
Obverse or Face side	14235	3.44%