Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 932415 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) 54214  14.00%
Silver Clad 31335  8.09%
Coin Silver 23409  6.04%
Slabbed Coins 22239  5.74%
BN 21781  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21042  5.43%
RB 20129  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17435  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17043  4.40%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16149  4.17%
Reeded Edge 16141  4.17%
PQ 14904  3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14755  3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14755  3.81%
Rarity 14725  3.80%
Incuse 13885  3.59%
High Relief 13642  3.52%
Coin drop 13634  3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13175  3.40%
Obverse or Face side 12909  3.33%