Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1004094 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) 54972  13.70%
Silver Clad 31973  7.97%
Coin Silver 24046  5.99%
Slabbed Coins 22952  5.72%
BN 22527  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21599  5.38%
RB 20944  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18047  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17755  4.42%
Reeded Edge 16801  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16709  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15749  3.92%
Rarity 15596  3.89%
PQ 15581  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15331  3.82%
Incuse 14627  3.64%
Coin drop 14342  3.57%
High Relief 14263  3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13909  3.47%
Obverse or Face side 13588  3.39%