Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1129980 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) 56119  13.22%
Silver Clad 33004  7.77%
Coin Silver 25096  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24015  5.66%
BN 23557  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22507  5.30%
RB 22014  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18990  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18941  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17825  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17623  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17045  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17005  4.00%
Rarity 16885  3.98%
PQ 16551  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16242  3.82%
Incuse 15584  3.67%
Coin drop 15447  3.64%
High Relief 15201  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14951  3.52%