Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1075609 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) 55637  13.47%
Silver Clad 32528  7.87%
Coin Silver 24641  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23540  5.70%
BN 23108  5.59%
Encapsulated Coin 22095  5.35%
RB 21571  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18564  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18488  4.48%
Reeded Edge 17386  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17212  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16430  3.98%
Rarity 16347  3.96%
PQ 16131  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15856  3.84%
Incuse 15151  3.67%
Coin drop 14951  3.62%
High Relief 14801  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14479  3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14211  3.44%