Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 944891 search inquires.

Random 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

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54364  13.93%
Silver Clad 31474  8.06%
Coin Silver 23550  6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22407  5.74%
BN 21949  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21171  5.42%
RB 20302  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17571  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17188  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16292  4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16262  4.17%
PQ 15052  3.86%
Rarity 14910  3.82%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14888  3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14878  3.81%
Incuse 14040  3.60%
Coin drop 13796  3.53%
High Relief 13770  3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13325  3.41%
Obverse or Face side 13042  3.34%