Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1048197 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) 55381  13.56%
Silver Clad 32310  7.91%
Coin Silver 24400  5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23316  5.71%
BN 22891  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21895  5.36%
RB 21347  5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18374  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18077  4.43%
Reeded Edge 17148  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16994  4.16%
Rarity 16095  3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16074  3.94%
PQ 15895  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15648  3.83%
Incuse 14954  3.66%
Coin drop 14699  3.60%
High Relief 14569  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14257  3.49%
Obverse or Face side 14000  3.43%