Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1147908 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) 56284  13.16%
Silver Clad 33159  7.75%
Coin Silver 25256  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24171  5.65%
BN 23700  5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22652  5.30%
RB 22172  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19145  4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19051  4.45%
Reeded Edge 17978  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17758  4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17184  4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17168  4.01%
Rarity 17084  3.99%
PQ 16693  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16363  3.83%
Incuse 15740  3.68%
Coin drop 15625  3.65%
High Relief 15351  3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15116  3.53%