Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1032083 search inquires.

Selected title: Spot
Explanation: Short for spot price; A small area of corrosion or foreign substance. Spotting may have a negative effect on the value of a coin depending on how severe it is, etc. Most professionals will advise you not to try to clean a spot (or spotting) off of a coin, as it may create friction or surface damage that may hurt the coins value even more

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55213 13.61%
Silver Clad 32167 7.93%
Coin Silver 24261 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23179 5.71%
BN 22759 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21783 5.37%
RB 21213 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18223 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17954 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17009 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16882 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15936 3.93%
Rarity 15900 3.92%
PQ 15776 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15514 3.82%
Incuse 14832 3.66%
Coin drop 14552 3.59%
High Relief 14448 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14137 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13863 3.42%