Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1090742 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) 55781  13.33%
Silver Clad 32699  7.82%
Coin Silver 24760  5.92%
Slabbed Coins 23677  5.66%
BN 23273  5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22211  5.31%
RB 21696  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18681  4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18672  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17504  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17325  4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16790  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16586  3.96%
Rarity 16513  3.95%
PQ 16251  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15967  3.82%
Incuse 15269  3.65%
Coin drop 15093  3.61%
High Relief 14918  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14638  3.50%