Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1029007 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

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55187	13.62%
Silver Clad	32144	7.93%
Coin Silver	24225	5.98%
Slabbed Coins	23160	5.72%
BN	22735	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21758	5.37%
RB	21192	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18208	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17936	4.43%
Reeded Edge	16988	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16863	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15915	3.93%
Rarity	15865	3.92%
PQ	15753	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15506	3.83%
Incuse	14811	3.66%
Coin drop	14532	3.59%
High Relief	14430	3.56%
Reverse Cameo	14111	3.48%
Obverse or Face side	13836	3.41%