Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 887186 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) 53406  14.33%
Silver Clad 30672  8.23%
Coin Silver 22685  6.09%
Slabbed Coins 21537  5.78%
BN 20946  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20376  5.47%
RB 19335  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16718  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16270  4.37%
Reeded Edge 15477  4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15414  4.14%
PQ 14216  3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14082  3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14047  3.77%
Rarity 13809  3.71%
Incuse 13116  3.52%
High Relief 12956  3.48%
Coin drop 12939  3.47%
Reverse Cameo 12384  3.32%
Obverse or Face side 12248  3.29%