Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1145058 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) 56255 13.17%
Silver Clad 33127 7.76%
Coin Silver 25220 5.90%
Slabbed Coins 24133 5.65%
BN 23676 5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22620 5.30%
RB 22144 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19113 4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19023 4.45%
Reeded Edge 17937 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17727 4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17149 4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17143 4.01%
Rarity 17049 3.99%
PQ 16668 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16326 3.82%
Incuse 15699 3.68%
Coin drop 15580 3.65%
High Relief 15311 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 15074 3.53%