Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1083112 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) 55703  13.44%
Silver Clad 32634  7.87%
Coin Silver 24710  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23610  5.70%
BN 23207  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22164  5.35%
RB 21637  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18625  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18566  4.48%
Reeded Edge 17447  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17273  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16490  3.98%
Rarity 16431  3.96%
PQ 16192  3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15909  3.84%
Incuse 15211  3.67%
Coin drop 15023  3.62%
High Relief 14855  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14571  3.52%
Obverse or Face side 14264  3.44%