Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1140488 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) 56207 13.18%
Silver Clad 33089 7.76%
Coin Silver 25185 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24096 5.65%
BN 23637 5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22584 5.30%
RB 22096 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19079 4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18996 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17903 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17696 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17114 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17112 4.01%
Rarity 16999 3.99%
PQ 16631 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16302 3.82%
Incuse 15668 3.67%
Coin drop 15533 3.64%
High Relief 15278 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 15034 3.53%