Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 968938 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) 54669  13.82%
Silver Clad 31693  8.01%
Coin Silver 23787  6.01%
Slabbed Coins 22647  5.72%
BN 22194  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21358  5.40%
RB 20573  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17799  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17430  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16521  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16469  4.16%
PQ 15318  3.87%
Rarity 15234  3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15148  3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15091  3.81%
Incuse 14320  3.62%
Coin drop 14052  3.55%
High Relief 13994  3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13591  3.44%
Obverse or Face side 13310  3.36%