Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 893674 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) 53535  14.29%
Silver Clad 30763  8.21%
Coin Silver 22795  6.08%
Slabbed Coins 21632  5.77%
BN 21060  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20461  5.46%
RB 19465  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16823  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16386  4.37%
Reeded Edge 15555  4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15505  4.14%
PQ 14322  3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14168  3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14133  3.77%
Rarity 13950  3.72%
Incuse 13224  3.53%
High Relief 13043  3.48%
Coin drop 13033  3.48%
Reverse Cameo 12482  3.33%
Obverse or Face side 12332  3.29%