Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1050357 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) 55409  13.56%
Silver Clad 32320  7.91%
Coin Silver 24416  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23330  5.71%
BN 22905  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21907  5.36%
RB 21359  5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18379  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18096  4.43%
Reeded Edge 17164  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17006  4.16%
Rarity 16116  3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16091  3.94%
PQ 15912  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15665  3.83%
Incuse 14966  3.66%
Coin drop 14719  3.60%
High Relief 14583  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14265  3.49%
Obverse or Face side 14012  3.43%