Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1035559 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

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55253	13.60%
Silver Clad	32201	7.93%
Coin Silver	24289	5.98%
Slabbed Coins	23210	5.71%
BN	22782	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21809	5.37%
RB	21249	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18253	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17983	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17040	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16906	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15974	3.93%
Rarity	15945	3.93%
PQ	15806	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15549	3.83%
Incuse	14859	3.66%
Coin drop	14586	3.59%
High Relief	14483	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14161	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	13895	3.42%