Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1112863 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) 55976  13.27%
Silver Clad 32878  7.79%
Coin Silver 24933  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23877  5.66%
BN 23435  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22373  5.30%
RB 21878  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18859  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18828  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17684  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17492  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 16944  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16827  3.99%
Rarity 16727  3.96%
PQ 16421  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16120  3.82%
Incuse 15447  3.66%
Coin drop 15279  3.62%
High Relief 15071  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14808  3.51%