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 778047 search inquires. Search for a title Please type in the collecting title you would like to search ... Selected title: Slabbed Coins Explanation: Coins which have been submitted to one of the professional grading services for certification as to the grade of the coin. The coins are examined by the grading services experts, assigned a grade and sealed into a hard plastic 'slab' with a label indicating the coin type, date, mintmark, variety and grade. Often a certified coin is accompanied by a photograph certificate. The holder affords protection from subsequent wear or damage but is not airtight and therefore will not prevent toning. Because any tampering with the holder will be obvious, it also prevents replacing the certified coin with something else. The grades assigned to the coins are accepted as accurate by most collectors and dealers. Because of this, slabbed coins are often traded sight unseen. Most popular coin titles DefinitionSearchesPercentage Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 44545 13.41% Silver Clad 29111 8.76% Coin Silver 21151 6.37% Slabbed Coins 19779 5.95% BN 19281 5.80% Encapsulated Coin 18655 5.62% RB 17901 5.39% Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 14717 4.43% PF (PF60, PF70) 14592 4.39% Reeded Edge 14017 4.22% Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 13770 4.15% PQ 12813 3.86% MS (MS60-MS70) 12516 3.77% PR (PR60, PR70) 12403 3.73% Rarity 11770 3.54% Incuse 11616 3.50% High Relief 11590 3.49% Coin drop 11001 3.31% Obverse or Face side 10824 3.26% Reverse Cameo 10086 3.04% 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