Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1135941 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) 56170 13.20%
Silver Clad 33053 7.77%
Coin Silver 25138 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24066 5.66%
BN 23593 5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22546 5.30%
RB 22059 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19050 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18972 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17866 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17662 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17084 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17066 4.01%
Rarity 16956 3.98%
PQ 16591 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16278 3.83%
Incuse 15629 3.67%
Coin drop 15493 3.64%
High Relief 15246 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14998 3.52%