Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 940072 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) 54306  13.95%
Silver Clad 31419  8.07%
Coin Silver 23498  6.04%
Slabbed Coins 22346  5.74%
BN 21884  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21131  5.43%
RB 20237  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17523  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17135  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16236  4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16219  4.17%
PQ 15000  3.85%
Rarity 14846  3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14842  3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14831  3.81%
Incuse 13978  3.59%
Coin drop 13729  3.53%
High Relief 13719  3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13270  3.41%
Obverse or Face side 12990  3.34%