Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1033059 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)	55221	13.61%
Silver Clad	32178	7.93%
Coin Silver	24271	5.98%
Slabbed Coins	23186	5.71%
BN	22767	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21792	5.37%
RB	21226	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18232	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17966	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17022	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16894	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15948	3.93%
Rarity	15910	3.92%
PQ	15790	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15525	3.83%
Incuse	14840	3.66%
Coin drop	14565	3.59%
High Relief	14459	3.56%
Reverse Cameo	14146	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	13872	3.42%