Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1065215 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) 55536 13.51%
Silver Clad 32445 7.89%
Coin Silver 24551 5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23439 5.70%
BN 23020 5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22015 5.35%
RB 21481 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18492 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18298 4.45%
Reeded Edge 17297 4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17127 4.17%
Rarity 16239 3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16224 3.95%
PQ 16039 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15769 3.84%
Incuse 15064 3.66%
Coin drop 14863 3.61%
High Relief 14715 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14384 3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14129 3.44%