Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 928573 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) 54162  14.01%
Silver Clad 31308  8.10%
Coin Silver 23374  6.05%
Slabbed Coins 22213  5.75%
BN 21735  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21012  5.44%
RB 20095  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17396  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16999  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16107  4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16095  4.16%
PQ 14867  3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14730  3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14714  3.81%
Rarity 14682  3.80%
Incuse 13849  3.58%
High Relief 13606  3.52%
Coin drop 13591  3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13119  3.39%
Obverse or Face side 12879  3.33%