Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 857826 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)	52630	14.54%
Silver Clad	30147	8.33%
Coin Silver	22156	6.12%
Slabbed Coins	21026	5.81%
BN	20390	5.63%
Encapsulated Coin	19880	5.49%
RB	18805	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16172	4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70)	15681	4.33%
Reeded Edge	14951	4.13%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	14897	4.12%
PQ	13727	3.79%
MS (MS60-MS70)	13591	3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70)	13554	3.75%
Rarity	13182	3.64%
Incuse	12597	3.48%
High Relief	12484	3.45%
Coin drop	12308	3.40%
Reverse Cameo	11840	3.27%
Obverse or Face side	11741	3.24%