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Numismatics
| About Good | A grading term for a coin that is so badly worn that you can barely recognize the type and date |
| About Uncirculated | A grading term used to describe a coin that is nearly new |
| Abrasion | Light friction, a shallow scrape, or a mark on the surface of a coin |
| Abrasive | A harsh cleaning agent that destroys the surface of a coin |
| Adjustment mark | Scratches made when a file is used to lower the weight of a planchet before striking |
| Album | A holder designed to store and display coins |
| Alloy | A blend of different metals |
| Circulated | A coin which is used as currency in day-to-day life. Eg. the coin in your wallet right now. |
| Exonumia | A particular section of numismatics, exonumia is the study of medals and tokens |
| Mint mark | The letter/s on a coin that mark where the coin was minted (ie. O for New Orleans, USA) |
| Mint | An organisation that creates and distributes the currency of that country |
| Notaphily | A particular section of numismatics, notaphily is the study of note or paper money |
| Numismatics | The study of monetary items, such as coins, note money, stocks and bonds |
| Planchet | The disc used to impress the image onto the coin |
| Scripophily | A particular section of numismatics, scripophily is the study of stocks and bonds |
| Uncirculated condition | A coin that has not been placed in circulation; for use by average people everyday for monetary tender; it doesn't have wear and tear from use |
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