Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1057266 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) 55461 13.54%
Silver Clad 32370 7.90%
Coin Silver 24472 5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23372 5.71%
BN 22959 5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 21957 5.36%
RB 21410 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18427 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18138 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17220 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17050 4.16%
Rarity 16172 3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16148 3.94%
PQ 15964 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15706 3.83%
Incuse 15004 3.66%
Coin drop 14779 3.61%
High Relief 14638 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14315 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 14059 3.43%