Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1085732 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) 55748  13.43%
Silver Clad 32665  7.87%
Coin Silver 24735  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23639  5.69%
BN 23238  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22187  5.34%
RB 21666  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18651  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18599  4.48%
Reeded Edge 17476  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17296  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16527  3.98%
Rarity 16471  3.97%
PQ 16218  3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15936  3.84%
Incuse 15237  3.67%
Coin drop 15060  3.63%
High Relief 14884  3.59%
Reverse Cameo 14603  3.52%
Obverse or Face side 14292  3.44%