Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1127444 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) 56097  13.22%
Silver Clad 32988  7.78%
Coin Silver 25072  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23995  5.66%
BN 23542  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22490  5.30%
RB 21997  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18974  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18926  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17808  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17611  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17029  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16988  4.00%
Rarity 16862  3.97%
PQ 16531  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16227  3.83%
Incuse 15564  3.67%
Coin drop 15413  3.63%
High Relief 15182  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14930  3.52%