Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1039685 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) 55290 13.59%
Silver Clad 32231 7.92%
Coin Silver 24321 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23251 5.71%
BN 22815 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21835 5.37%
RB 21278 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18296 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18009 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17068 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16935 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16001 3.93%
Rarity 15985 3.93%
PQ 15828 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15583 3.83%
Incuse 14891 3.66%
Coin drop 14623 3.59%
High Relief 14513 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14194 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13929 3.42%