Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 989987 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) 54862  13.74%
Silver Clad 31866  7.98%
Coin Silver 23944  6.00%
Slabbed Coins 22846  5.72%
BN 22400  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21510  5.39%
RB 20802  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17952  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17635  4.42%
Reeded Edge 16702  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16627  4.17%
PQ 15476  3.88%
Rarity 15466  3.87%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15356  3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15251  3.82%
Incuse 14524  3.64%
Coin drop 14243  3.57%
High Relief 14168  3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13790  3.45%
Obverse or Face side 13479  3.38%