Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1103808 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) 55894  13.30%
Silver Clad 32805  7.80%
Coin Silver 24857  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23776  5.66%
BN 23360  5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22302  5.31%
RB 21809  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18791  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18768  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17616  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17414  4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16875  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16731  3.98%
Rarity 16643  3.96%
PQ 16354  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16048  3.82%
Incuse 15378  3.66%
Coin drop 15196  3.61%
High Relief 15003  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14742  3.51%