Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1154734 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) 56373  13.13%
Silver Clad 33237  7.74%
Coin Silver 25327  5.90%
Slabbed Coins 24248  5.65%
BN 23778  5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22727  5.29%
RB 22242  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19238  4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19113  4.45%
Reeded Edge 18052  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17832  4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17265  4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17248  4.02%
Rarity 17166  4.00%
PQ 16772  3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16423  3.83%
Incuse 15813  3.68%
Coin drop 15709  3.66%
High Relief 15423  3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15191  3.54%