Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1131833 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) 56136 13.21%
Silver Clad 33023 7.77%
Coin Silver 25109 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24031 5.66%
BN 23574 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22520 5.30%
RB 22028 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19007 4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18951 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17837 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17639 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17059 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17024 4.01%
Rarity 16914 3.98%
PQ 16562 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16255 3.83%
Incuse 15598 3.67%
Coin drop 15462 3.64%
High Relief 15216 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14967 3.52%