Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 906067 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) 53767  14.18%
Silver Clad 30965  8.16%
Coin Silver 23012  6.07%
Slabbed Coins 21850  5.76%
BN 21313  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20658  5.45%
RB 19698  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17027  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16620  4.38%
Reeded Edge 15756  4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15737  4.15%
PQ 14517  3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14387  3.79%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14346  3.78%
Rarity 14239  3.75%
Incuse 13450  3.55%
Coin drop 13241  3.49%
High Relief 13237  3.49%
Reverse Cameo 12707  3.35%
Obverse or Face side 12533  3.30%