Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 974093 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) 54733  13.80%
Silver Clad 31752  8.01%
Coin Silver 23835  6.01%
Slabbed Coins 22722  5.73%
BN 22274  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21418  5.40%
RB 20656  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17847  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17496  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16585  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16537  4.17%
PQ 15374  3.88%
Rarity 15316  3.86%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15223  3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15151  3.82%
Incuse 14395  3.63%
Coin drop 14114  3.56%
High Relief 14058  3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13660  3.45%
Obverse or Face side 13368  3.37%