Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1005777 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) 54996  13.69%
Silver Clad 31988  7.96%
Coin Silver 24070  5.99%
Slabbed Coins 22969  5.72%
BN 22549  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21615  5.38%
RB 20969  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18065  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17777  4.42%
Reeded Edge 16818  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16732  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15775  3.93%
Rarity 15614  3.89%
PQ 15595  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15350  3.82%
Incuse 14646  3.65%
Coin drop 14365  3.58%
High Relief 14288  3.56%
Reverse Cameo 13935  3.47%
Obverse or Face side 13613  3.39%