Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1142455 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) 56228 13.18%
Silver Clad 33111 7.76%
Coin Silver 25205 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24117 5.65%
BN 23659 5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22603 5.30%
RB 22120 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19096 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19016 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17924 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17712 4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17134 4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17127 4.01%
Rarity 17029 3.99%
PQ 16652 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16319 3.82%
Incuse 15687 3.68%
Coin drop 15564 3.65%
High Relief 15299 3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15058 3.53%