Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1136629 search inquires.

Selected title: Head
Explanation: Usually used to describe the main (obverse) side of a coin, in most countries this carries the portrait of the ruler. As the space available on coins is limited, this portrait is often limited to the head or bust rather than full length. Can also describe a head or bust shown on any part of a coin

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56179 13.20%
Silver Clad 33061 7.77%
Coin Silver 25145 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24073 5.66%
BN 23606 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22552 5.30%
RB 22066 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19056 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18977 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17875 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17672 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17089 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17075 4.01%
Rarity 16966 3.99%
PQ 16603 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16287 3.83%
Incuse 15636 3.67%
Coin drop 15501 3.64%
High Relief 15251 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 15005 3.52%