Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1073849 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) 55614  13.47%
Silver Clad 32508  7.88%
Coin Silver 24625  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23523  5.70%
BN 23091  5.59%
Encapsulated Coin 22078  5.35%
RB 21555  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18549  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18466  4.47%
Reeded Edge 17370  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17191  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16408  3.98%
Rarity 16326  3.96%
PQ 16115  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15841  3.84%
Incuse 15133  3.67%
Coin drop 14933  3.62%
High Relief 14780  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14460  3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14195  3.44%