Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1013537 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) 55061  13.66%
Silver Clad 32037  7.95%
Coin Silver 24126  5.99%
Slabbed Coins 23026  5.71%
BN 22618  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21663  5.38%
RB 21035  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18117  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17836  4.43%
Reeded Edge 16876  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16784  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15826  3.93%
Rarity 15692  3.89%
PQ 15645  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15409  3.82%
Incuse 14706  3.65%
Coin drop 14427  3.58%
High Relief 14342  3.56%
Reverse Cameo 13999  3.47%
Obverse or Face side 13711  3.40%