Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1106164 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) 55910  13.29%
Silver Clad 32822  7.80%
Coin Silver 24878  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23801  5.66%
BN 23378  5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22318  5.30%
RB 21827  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18810  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18784  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17634  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17434  4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16893  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16754  3.98%
Rarity 16659  3.96%
PQ 16367  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16065  3.82%
Incuse 15396  3.66%
Coin drop 15215  3.62%
High Relief 15020  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14754  3.51%