Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 972487 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) 54708  13.81%
Silver Clad 31733  8.01%
Coin Silver 23816  6.01%
Slabbed Coins 22691  5.73%
BN 22254  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21394  5.40%
RB 20629  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17835  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17478  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16564  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16513  4.17%
PQ 15358  3.88%
Rarity 15290  3.86%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15195  3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15130  3.82%
Incuse 14370  3.63%
Coin drop 14096  3.56%
High Relief 14038  3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13639  3.44%
Obverse or Face side 13350  3.37%