Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1110467 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) 55961  13.27%
Silver Clad 32865  7.79%
Coin Silver 24921  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23851  5.66%
BN 23424  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22360  5.30%
RB 21864  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18842  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18817  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17673  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17477  4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16937  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16810  3.99%
Rarity 16711  3.96%
PQ 16406  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16108  3.82%
Incuse 15439  3.66%
Coin drop 15265  3.62%
High Relief 15058  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14796  3.51%