Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1117879 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) 56021  13.25%
Silver Clad 32922  7.79%
Coin Silver 24977  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23912  5.66%
BN 23476  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22421  5.30%
RB 21919  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18898  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18862  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17734  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17535  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 16976  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16884  3.99%
Rarity 16776  3.97%
PQ 16457  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16154  3.82%
Incuse 15487  3.66%
Coin drop 15326  3.63%
High Relief 15113  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14849  3.51%