Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1058278 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

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55472  13.54%
Silver Clad 32376  7.90%
Coin Silver 24480  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23380  5.71%
BN 22968  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21961  5.36%
RB 21417  5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18429  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18142  4.43%
Reeded Edge 17229  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17059  4.16%
Rarity 16181  3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16156  3.94%
PQ 15966  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15711  3.83%
Incuse 15008  3.66%
Coin drop 14790  3.61%
High Relief 14646  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14318  3.49%
Obverse or Face side 14066  3.43%