Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1065178 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) 55536  13.51%
Silver Clad 32445  7.89%
Coin Silver 24551  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23439  5.70%
BN 23020  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22015  5.35%
RB 21481  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18492  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18298  4.45%
Reeded Edge 17297  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17127  4.17%
Rarity 16239  3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16224  3.95%
PQ 16039  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15769  3.84%
Incuse 15064  3.66%
Coin drop 14863  3.61%
High Relief 14715  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14384  3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14129  3.44%