Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1120314 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) 56041  13.25%
Silver Clad 32941  7.79%
Coin Silver 24999  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23934  5.66%
BN 23489  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22439  5.30%
RB 21941  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18919  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18875  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17755  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17552  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 16992  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16912  4.00%
Rarity 16802  3.97%
PQ 16477  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16166  3.82%
Incuse 15506  3.66%
Coin drop 15348  3.63%
High Relief 15131  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14865  3.51%