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The term "reverse" refers to the back side of a coin, as opposed to the "obverse", or front side. On US Coins, the obverse side is the one with the portrait and (except for the presidential dollars) the date. On foreign coins, it is not always easy to determine which side is the obverse and which is the reverse, although a good rule of thumb is that the side with the portrait, crest, or name of the country is probably the obverse.

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