Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1051220 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) 55414 13.56%
Silver Clad 32332 7.91%
Coin Silver 24419 5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23337 5.71%
BN 22910 5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 21916 5.36%
RB 21363 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18385 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18102 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17173 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17010 4.16%
Rarity 16124 3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16095 3.94%
PQ 15917 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15668 3.83%
Incuse 14968 3.66%
Coin drop 14730 3.60%
High Relief 14590 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14274 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 14019 3.43%