Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1015594 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) 55070 13.66%
Silver Clad 32049 7.95%
Coin Silver 24136 5.99%
Slabbed Coins 23046 5.72%
BN 22625 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21672 5.38%
RB 21059 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18124 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17847 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16888 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16792 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15836 3.93%
Rarity 15723 3.90%
PQ 15660 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15416 3.82%
Incuse 14718 3.65%
Coin drop 14437 3.58%
High Relief 14351 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14005 3.47%
Obverse or Face side 13728 3.40%