Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 961268 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) 54602  13.85%
Silver Clad 31643  8.03%
Coin Silver 23725  6.02%
Slabbed Coins 22586  5.73%
BN 22126  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21315  5.41%
RB 20510  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17745  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17374  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16474  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16421  4.17%
PQ 15259  3.87%
Rarity 15158  3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15099  3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15041  3.82%
Incuse 14249  3.62%
Coin drop 14004  3.55%
High Relief 13943  3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13521  3.43%
Obverse or Face side 13241  3.36%