Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1017439 search inquires.

Selected 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)	55088	13.65%
Silver Clad	32062	7.95%
Coin Silver	24148	5.98%
Slabbed Coins	23069	5.72%
BN	22643	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21683	5.37%
RB	21081	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18136	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17861	4.43%
Reeded Edge	16898	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16808	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15846	3.93%
Rarity	15754	3.90%
PQ	15673	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15430	3.82%
Incuse	14735	3.65%
Coin drop	14448	3.58%
High Relief	14361	3.56%
Reverse Cameo	14025	3.48%
Obverse or Face side	13742	3.41%