Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1150153 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) 56307  13.15%
Silver Clad 33174  7.75%
Coin Silver 25276  5.90%
Slabbed Coins 24197  5.65%
BN 23725  5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22675  5.30%
RB 22190  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19169  4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19069  4.45%
Reeded Edge 17998  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17776  4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17205  4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17190  4.01%
Rarity 17102  3.99%
PQ 16714  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16377  3.83%
Incuse 15758  3.68%
Coin drop 15645  3.65%
High Relief 15372  3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15135  3.53%