Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1154768 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) 56373  13.13%
Silver Clad 33237  7.74%
Coin Silver 25327  5.90%
Slabbed Coins 24248  5.65%
BN 23778  5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22727  5.29%
RB 22242  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19238  4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19113  4.45%
Reeded Edge 18052  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17832  4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17265  4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17248  4.02%
Rarity 17166  4.00%
PQ 16772  3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16423  3.83%
Incuse 15813  3.68%
Coin drop 15709  3.66%
High Relief 15423  3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15191  3.54%