Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1081636 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) 55691  13.44%
Silver Clad 32604  7.87%
Coin Silver 24699  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23592  5.70%
BN 23187  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22151  5.35%
RB 21623  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18615  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18534  4.47%
Reeded Edge 17438  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17258  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16478  3.98%
Rarity 16412  3.96%
PQ 16177  3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15899  3.84%
Incuse 15197  3.67%
Coin drop 15008  3.62%
High Relief 14842  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14553  3.51%
Obverse or Face side 14252  3.44%