Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1125432 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) 56077  13.23%
Silver Clad 32972  7.78%
Coin Silver 25042  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23974  5.66%
BN 23523  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22466  5.30%
RB 21973  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18947  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18903  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17787  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17595  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17015  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16959  4.00%
Rarity 16838  3.97%
PQ 16515  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16203  3.82%
Incuse 15543  3.67%
Coin drop 15390  3.63%
High Relief 15163  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14905  3.52%