Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 956561 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) 54541  13.88%
Silver Clad 31598  8.04%
Coin Silver 23683  6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22535  5.73%
BN 22078  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21274  5.41%
RB 20459  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17678  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17317  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16424  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16374  4.17%
PQ 15204  3.87%
Rarity 15087  3.84%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15033  3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14993  3.81%
Incuse 14200  3.61%
Coin drop 13937  3.55%
High Relief 13893  3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13463  3.43%
Obverse or Face side 13181  3.35%