Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 931244 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) 54202  14.00%
Silver Clad 31327  8.09%
Coin Silver 23401  6.05%
Slabbed Coins 22232  5.74%
BN 21767  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21031  5.43%
RB 20116  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17423  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17025  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16132  4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16126  4.17%
PQ 14890  3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14745  3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14742  3.81%
Rarity 14713  3.80%
Incuse 13877  3.59%
High Relief 13627  3.52%
Coin drop 13621  3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13143  3.40%
Obverse or Face side 12902  3.33%