Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 884950 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) 53348  14.35%
Silver Clad 30622  8.24%
Coin Silver 22637  6.09%
Slabbed Coins 21484  5.78%
BN 20894  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20332  5.47%
RB 19288  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16673  4.48%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16220  4.36%
Reeded Edge 15423  4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15365  4.13%
PQ 14166  3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14035  3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14012  3.77%
Rarity 13751  3.70%
Incuse 13059  3.51%
High Relief 12912  3.47%
Coin drop 12896  3.47%
Reverse Cameo 12338  3.32%
Obverse or Face side 12211  3.28%