Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1025044 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

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55158	13.63%
Silver Clad	32120	7.94%
Coin Silver	24199	5.98%
Slabbed Coins	23126	5.72%
BN	22701	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21737	5.37%
RB	21147	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18182	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17910	4.43%
Reeded Edge	16952	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16845	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15894	3.93%
Rarity	15822	3.91%
PQ	15723	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15479	3.83%
Incuse	14786	3.65%
Coin drop	14506	3.59%
High Relief	14406	3.56%
Reverse Cameo	14074	3.48%
Obverse or Face side	13809	3.41%