Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 923460 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) 54085  14.04%
Silver Clad 31232  8.11%
Coin Silver 23303  6.05%
Slabbed Coins 22149  5.75%
BN 21643  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20954  5.44%
RB 20013  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17328  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16916  4.39%
Reeded Edge 16044  4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16031  4.16%
PQ 14804  3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14672  3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14653  3.80%
Rarity 14595  3.79%
Incuse 13770  3.58%
High Relief 13535  3.51%
Coin drop 13523  3.51%
Reverse Cameo 13024  3.38%
Obverse or Face side 12814  3.33%