Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1070405 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) 55582  13.48%
Silver Clad 32487  7.88%
Coin Silver 24598  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23488  5.70%
BN 23066  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22060  5.35%
RB 21526  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18526  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18433  4.47%
Reeded Edge 17343  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17168  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16369  3.97%
Rarity 16289  3.95%
PQ 16082  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15808  3.83%
Incuse 15107  3.66%
Coin drop 14904  3.62%
High Relief 14757  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14433  3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14172  3.44%