Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1101178 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) 55882  13.30%
Silver Clad 32785  7.80%
Coin Silver 24843  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23766  5.66%
BN 23346  5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22288  5.31%
RB 21792  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18769  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18758  4.47%
Reeded Edge 17591  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17401  4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16863  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16702  3.98%
Rarity 16620  3.96%
PQ 16339  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16035  3.82%
Incuse 15355  3.66%
Coin drop 15179  3.61%
High Relief 14991  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14726  3.51%