Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1115682 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) 55998  13.26%
Silver Clad 32905  7.79%
Coin Silver 24962  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23899  5.66%
BN 23458  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22394  5.30%
RB 21902  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18878  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18848  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17715  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17519  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 16964  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16862  3.99%
Rarity 16760  3.97%
PQ 16443  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16141  3.82%
Incuse 15475  3.66%
Coin drop 15305  3.62%
High Relief 15095  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14833  3.51%