Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1035250 search inquires.

Random title: Facing

Explanation: The direction a portrait looks towards on a coin. As most are shown in profile, this means it faces left or right. When this direction is not stated, it usually means that the head or figure looks towards the viewer and away from the coin

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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55247	13.60%
Silver Clad	32198	7.93%
Coin Silver	24284	5.98%
Slabbed Coins	23205	5.71%
BN	22779	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21805	5.37%
RB	21241	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18248	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17978	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17035	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16904	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15967	3.93%
Rarity	15929	3.92%
PQ	15803	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15543	3.83%
Incuse	14852	3.66%
Coin drop	14577	3.59%
High Relief	14479	3.56%
Reverse Cameo	14155	3.48%
Obverse or Face side	13888	3.42%