Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 984896 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) 54833  13.76%
Silver Clad 31841  7.99%
Coin Silver 23923  6.00%
Slabbed Coins 22827  5.73%
BN 22376  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21488  5.39%
RB 20768  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17929  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17608  4.42%
Reeded Edge 16681  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16605  4.17%
PQ 15459  3.88%
Rarity 15432  3.87%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15329  3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15235  3.82%
Incuse 14498  3.64%
Coin drop 14219  3.57%
High Relief 14147  3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13762  3.45%
Obverse or Face side 13452  3.38%