HomeFleur-de-coin.comGlossaryCoin dictionary Coin Terminology and Glossary The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 861667 search inquires. Search for a title Please type in the collecting title you would like to search ... Selected title: Bag Toning Explanation: Coloring acquired from the bag in which a coin was stored. The cloth bags in which coins were transported contained sulfur and other reactive chemicals. When stored in such bags for extended periods, the coins near and in contact with the cloth often acquired beautiful red, blue, yellow and other vibrant colors. Sometimes the pattern of the cloth is visible in the toning; other times, coins have crescent-shaped toning because another coin was covering part of the surface, preventing toning. Bag toning is seen mainly on Morgan silver dollars, though occasionally on other series Most popular coin titles DefinitionSearchesPercentage Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 52748 14.53% Silver Clad 30208 8.32% Coin Silver 22214 6.12% Slabbed Coins 21080 5.81% BN 20446 5.63% Encapsulated Coin 19941 5.49% RB 18863 5.20% Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16250 4.48% PF (PF60, PF70) 15744 4.34% Reeded Edge 15008 4.13% Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14965 4.12% PQ 13784 3.80% MS (MS60-MS70) 13661 3.76% PR (PR60, PR70) 13615 3.75% Rarity 13254 3.65% Incuse 12654 3.49% High Relief 12543 3.45% Coin drop 12379 3.41% Reverse Cameo 11897 3.28% Obverse or Face side 11796 3.25% Resources Coin dictionary - hundreds of coin related titles and definitions Euro dictionary - the language of the new currency Currencies & countries - a list of currency symbols and information Wallpapers - free desktop wallpapers with coin themes Links Index - Links to websites about coins