Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1034080 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) 55237 13.61%
Silver Clad 32189 7.93%
Coin Silver 24278 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23197 5.71%
BN 22774 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21800 5.37%
RB 21236 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18239 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17970 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17029 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16900 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15955 3.93%
Rarity 15919 3.92%
PQ 15797 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15536 3.83%
Incuse 14847 3.66%
Coin drop 14574 3.59%
High Relief 14470 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14151 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13877 3.42%