Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1013100 search inquires.

Selected title: Obverse or Face side

Explanation: The front or face of a coin, which bears the principal design or device, often as prescribed by the issuing authority, i.e. Coat of Arms

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55055	13.67%
Silver Clad	32033	7.95%
Coin Silver	24122	5.99%
Slabbed Coins	23022	5.71%
BN	22616	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21662	5.38%
RB	21034	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18115	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17834	4.43%
Reeded Edge	16872	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16781	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15824	3.93%
Rarity	15686	3.89%
PQ	15641	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15406	3.82%
Incuse	14703	3.65%
Coin drop	14425	3.58%
High Relief	14338	3.56%
Reverse Cameo	13998	3.47%
Obverse or Face side	13705	3.40%