Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 957033 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) 54548  13.88%
Silver Clad 31603  8.04%
Coin Silver 23688  6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22543  5.73%
BN 22088  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21282  5.41%
RB 20471  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17687  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17329  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16434  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16384  4.17%
PQ 15212  3.87%
Rarity 15096  3.84%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15045  3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14997  3.81%
Incuse 14209  3.61%
Coin drop 13945  3.55%
High Relief 13899  3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13472  3.43%
Obverse or Face side 13188  3.35%