Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 861218 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) 52748 14.53%
Silver Clad 30208 8.32%
Coin Silver 22214 6.12%
Slabbed Coins 21080 5.81%
BN 20446 5.63%
Encapsulated Coin 19941 5.49%
RB 18863 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16250 4.48%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15744 4.34%
Reeded Edge 15008 4.13%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14965 4.12%
PQ 13784 3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13661 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13615 3.75%
Rarity 13254 3.65%
Incuse 12654 3.49%
High Relief 12543 3.45%
Coin drop 12379 3.41%
Reverse Cameo 11897 3.28%
Obverse or Face side 11796 3.25%