Cabinet friction

cabinet friction: Slight surface wear on a coin, token or medal caused by friction between it and the tray or envelope in which it is contained.

cabinet friction Slight disturbance seen on coins (usually on the obverse) that were stored in wooden cabinets used by early collectors to house their specimens. Often a soft cloth was used to wipe away dust, causing light hairlines or friction.

cabinet friction: faint rub on the highest points of coins, usually caused by sliding around in a tray.
cameo: a coin that has frosty devices and brilliant fields.

Cabinet friction
The rub a coin receives from movement while in storage in a coin collection.
Carbon spots
Detrimental oxidation specks appearing on the surfaces of a coin.

Cabinet Friction
Minor wear on the high points of an otherwise uncirculated numismatic piece which has been stored in a tray or cabinet. The wear is caused by rubbing when the tray or cabinet is moved and will adversely affect its value.

Cabinet Friction - Sometimes a coin that looks in nearly mint condition but has a slight rub on it will be termed as suffering from 'Cabinet Friction'.

cabinet friction
Slight wear on a coin that was stored in a wooden cabinet.
Cameo ...

cabinet friction
See abrasions.
Canadian
Post confederation Canadian numismatics.

Cabinet Friction
Refers to friction or rubbing marks on the highest elements of a coin, as if it was dragged across a wooden cabinet drawer. Wooden storage cabinets were the most popular way to display coin collections up to about the 1930s.

Cabinet Friction - See 'Abrasions'
Cameo - A coin, usually a Proof strike, with a frosted or satin central device surrounded by a mirrorlike field.
Carbon Spots - Small spots of corrosion, usually seen on copper coins.

Cabinet Friction - Sometimes called "cabinet wear" or "cabinet rub" is wear to the higher portions of a coin's design, caused by being kept in an unlined wooden cabinet drawer over a long period of time.

Rub is also known as friction, handling, or "cabinet friction." In the true and proper sense of the word, ...

AU About Uncirculated AU-BU AU58, a coin that looks BU but has a very slight rub or cabinet friction, often called a "slider", and appearing CH BU at a quick glance Bag Marks Natural scuffs, ...

Uncirculated; just the barest touch of cabinet friction, with frosty mint lustre. Perfectly centered, and what is most important, an unusually bold impression. Undoubtedly one of the earliest impressions of the die.

Wear is not apparent to the naked eye, though slight rubbing or cabinet friction may be present under magnification. A coin may feature some flatness of strike, which may be common for that date and type.

- a coin that was made by pouring melted metal into a mold or cast. Not made by striking a die against a blank like most coins. Casting was a common process used to try to counterfeit coins. cabinet friction ...

One thing to be wary of with the 1910 coinage (and all older silver coins) is that they may have been rubbed lightly many years ago or suffered cabinet friction.

See also: Silver, Friction, Circulated, Coin, Mint