Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 952109 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) 54470  13.89%
Silver Clad 31547  8.05%
Coin Silver 23631  6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22480  5.73%
BN 22029  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21243  5.42%
RB 20394  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17633  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17262  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16366  4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16332  4.17%
PQ 15133  3.86%
Rarity 15013  3.83%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14968  3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14948  3.81%
Incuse 14125  3.60%
Coin drop 13883  3.54%
High Relief 13843  3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13414  3.42%
Obverse or Face side 13118  3.35%