Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1043210 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) 55340  13.58%
Silver Clad 32264  7.92%
Coin Silver 24353  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23279  5.71%
BN 22853  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21865  5.36%
RB 21317  5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18334  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18043  4.43%
Reeded Edge 17107  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16959  4.16%
Rarity 16042  3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16036  3.93%
PQ 15863  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15610  3.83%
Incuse 14923  3.66%
Coin drop 14661  3.60%
High Relief 14538  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14222  3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13959  3.42%