Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 999371 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) 54935  13.71%
Silver Clad 31935  7.97%
Coin Silver 24013  5.99%
Slabbed Coins 22920  5.72%
BN 22481  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21572  5.38%
RB 20899  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18012  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17712  4.42%
Reeded Edge 16766  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16681  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15710  3.92%
Rarity 15545  3.88%
PQ 15540  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15304  3.82%
Incuse 14594  3.64%
Coin drop 14309  3.57%
High Relief 14233  3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13869  3.46%
Obverse or Face side 13546  3.38%