Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 888183 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

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53433  14.32%
Silver Clad 30686  8.23%
Coin Silver 22711  6.09%
Slabbed Coins 21554  5.78%
BN 20962  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20391  5.47%
RB 19364  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16740  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16302  4.37%
Reeded Edge 15488  4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15434  4.14%
PQ 14237  3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14096  3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14062  3.77%
Rarity 13828  3.71%
Incuse 13141  3.52%
High Relief 12973  3.48%
Coin drop 12957  3.47%
Reverse Cameo 12395  3.32%
Obverse or Face side 12261  3.29%