Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1095839 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) 55837  13.32%
Silver Clad 32746  7.81%
Coin Silver 24802  5.92%
Slabbed Coins 23726  5.66%
BN 23310  5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22248  5.31%
RB 21750  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18723  4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18722  4.47%
Reeded Edge 17556  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17363  4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16828  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16638  3.97%
Rarity 16581  3.95%
PQ 16294  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16006  3.82%
Incuse 15318  3.65%
Coin drop 15139  3.61%
High Relief 14953  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14681  3.50%