Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1072229 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) 55597  13.48%
Silver Clad 32495  7.88%
Coin Silver 24615  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23507  5.70%
BN 23082  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22071  5.35%
RB 21539  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18538  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18447  4.47%
Reeded Edge 17354  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17177  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16388  3.97%
Rarity 16313  3.95%
PQ 16104  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15819  3.83%
Incuse 15121  3.67%
Coin drop 14925  3.62%
High Relief 14770  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14445  3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14182  3.44%