Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1138155 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) 56190 13.19%
Silver Clad 33072 7.76%
Coin Silver 25163 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24085 5.65%
BN 23618 5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22567 5.30%
RB 22077 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19065 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18990 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17888 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17683 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17102 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17093 4.01%
Rarity 16978 3.99%
PQ 16616 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16296 3.83%
Incuse 15645 3.67%
Coin drop 15513 3.64%
High Relief 15264 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 15018 3.53%