Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1052768 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) 55425  13.55%
Silver Clad 32338  7.91%
Coin Silver 24434  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23343  5.71%
BN 22920  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 21927  5.36%
RB 21367  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18397  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18108  4.43%
Reeded Edge 17182  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17016  4.16%
Rarity 16138  3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16107  3.94%
PQ 15929  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15675  3.83%
Incuse 14975  3.66%
Coin drop 14740  3.60%
High Relief 14603  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14283  3.49%
Obverse or Face side 14026  3.43%