Rubbing July 21, 2022 by The BBS Agency The barest trace of wear on the high points of a coin. Just a step more severe than "friction" on the scale of adjectives used to describe degrees of wear. Usually, a coin with rubbing has virtually full mint lustre intact. Related Articles: Glossary: Album frictionGlossary: BurnishingGlossary: CirculatedGlossary: Friction