Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1045483 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) 55358  13.57%
Silver Clad 32289  7.91%
Coin Silver 24369  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23302  5.71%
BN 22873  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21879  5.36%
RB 21329  5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18358  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18061  4.43%
Reeded Edge 17132  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16979  4.16%
Rarity 16071  3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16054  3.94%
PQ 15877  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15630  3.83%
Incuse 14938  3.66%
Coin drop 14681  3.60%
High Relief 14557  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14242  3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13975  3.43%