Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 947267 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) 54419  13.92%
Silver Clad 31499  8.06%
Coin Silver 23584  6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22438  5.74%
BN 21980  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21202  5.42%
RB 20335  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17594  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17219  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16324  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16291  4.17%
PQ 15090  3.86%
Rarity 14945  3.82%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14917  3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14907  3.81%
Incuse 14074  3.60%
Coin drop 13831  3.54%
High Relief 13800  3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13358  3.42%
Obverse or Face side 13072  3.34%