Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1122613 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) 56058  13.24%
Silver Clad 32950  7.78%
Coin Silver 25020  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23948  5.66%
BN 23505  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22454  5.30%
RB 21957  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18927  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18890  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17766  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17575  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17001  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16931  4.00%
Rarity 16818  3.97%
PQ 16497  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16176  3.82%
Incuse 15521  3.67%
Coin drop 15365  3.63%
High Relief 15145  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14886  3.52%