Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 668627 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)	38142	13.15%
Silver Clad	27251	9.40%
Coin Silver	19442	6.70%
BN	17252	5.95%
Encapsulated Coin	16666	5.75%
Slabbed Coins	16562	5.71%
RB	15885	5.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	12974	4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70)	12693	4.38%
Reeded Edge	12407	4.28%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	12112	4.18%
PQ	10861	3.74%
MS (MS60-MS70)	10814	3.73%
PR (PR60, PR70)	10681	3.68%
High Relief	10012	3.45%
Incuse	9989	3.44%
Coin drop	9354	3.23%
Obverse or Face side	9284	3.20%
Rarity	9255	3.19%
Reverse Cameo	8385	2.89%