Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1084892 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) 55735  13.43%
Silver Clad 32654  7.87%
Coin Silver 24731  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23635  5.70%
BN 23226  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22182  5.35%
RB 21656  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18640  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18588  4.48%
Reeded Edge 17470  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17289  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16510  3.98%
Rarity 16458  3.97%
PQ 16211  3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15929  3.84%
Incuse 15227  3.67%
Coin drop 15047  3.63%
High Relief 14875  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14594  3.52%
Obverse or Face side 14278  3.44%