Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1131929 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) 56137 13.21%
Silver Clad 33024 7.77%
Coin Silver 25110 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24031 5.66%
BN 23574 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22521 5.30%
RB 22029 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19008 4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18951 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17837 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17639 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17059 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17024 4.01%
Rarity 16915 3.98%
PQ 16563 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16255 3.83%
Incuse 15598 3.67%
Coin drop 15463 3.64%
High Relief 15217 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14968 3.52%