Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1133708 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) 56143 13.20%
Silver Clad 33033 7.77%
Coin Silver 25122 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24051 5.66%
BN 23584 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22532 5.30%
RB 22040 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19024 4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18956 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17848 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17648 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17067 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17041 4.01%
Rarity 16931 3.98%
PQ 16576 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16263 3.83%
Incuse 15608 3.67%
Coin drop 15473 3.64%
High Relief 15224 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14982 3.52%