Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1027644 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)	55172	13.62%
Silver Clad	32138	7.94%
Coin Silver	24218	5.98%
Slabbed Coins	23146	5.72%
BN	22722	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21749	5.37%
RB	21169	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18197	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17930	4.43%
Reeded Edge	16973	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16851	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15906	3.93%
Rarity	15845	3.91%
PQ	15737	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15495	3.83%
Incuse	14798	3.65%
Coin drop	14523	3.59%
High Relief	14419	3.56%
Reverse Cameo	14099	3.48%
Obverse or Face side	13826	3.41%