Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 945195 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) 54368  13.93%
Silver Clad 31478  8.06%
Coin Silver 23555  6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22415  5.74%
BN 21949  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21177  5.42%
RB 20304  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17571  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17189  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16296  4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16264  4.17%
PQ 15053  3.86%
Rarity 14914  3.82%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14892  3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14878  3.81%
Incuse 14042  3.60%
Coin drop 13800  3.53%
High Relief 13775  3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13329  3.41%
Obverse or Face side 13045  3.34%