Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 994519 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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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54903  13.73%
Silver Clad 31905  7.98%
Coin Silver 23978  5.99%
Slabbed Coins 22889  5.72%
BN 22451  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21542  5.39%
RB 20861  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17988  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17680  4.42%
Reeded Edge 16743  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16656  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15690  3.92%
Rarity 15511  3.88%
PQ 15509  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15282  3.82%
Incuse 14564  3.64%
Coin drop 14281  3.57%
High Relief 14203  3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13844  3.46%
Obverse or Face side 13516  3.38%