Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1142032 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) 56228 13.18%
Silver Clad 33110 7.76%
Coin Silver 25204 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24116 5.65%
BN 23657 5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22602 5.30%
RB 22118 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19095 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19013 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17921 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17712 4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17133 4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17126 4.01%
Rarity 17029 3.99%
PQ 16649 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16318 3.82%
Incuse 15687 3.68%
Coin drop 15561 3.65%
High Relief 15297 3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15057 3.53%