Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 975338 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) 54749  13.80%
Silver Clad 31758  8.00%
Coin Silver 23845  6.01%
Slabbed Coins 22731  5.73%
BN 22288  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21426  5.40%
RB 20668  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17855  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17508  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16592  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16541  4.17%
PQ 15382  3.88%
Rarity 15324  3.86%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15235  3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15163  3.82%
Incuse 14407  3.63%
Coin drop 14128  3.56%
High Relief 14066  3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13668  3.44%
Obverse or Face side 13379  3.37%