Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1108500 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) 55943  13.28%
Silver Clad 32847  7.80%
Coin Silver 24903  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23837  5.66%
BN 23408  5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22345  5.30%
RB 21849  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18825  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18804  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17657  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17464  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 16917  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16785  3.98%
Rarity 16685  3.96%
PQ 16392  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16086  3.82%
Incuse 15414  3.66%
Coin drop 15244  3.62%
High Relief 15044  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14785  3.51%