Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1022757 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) 55130 13.64%
Silver Clad 32096 7.94%
Coin Silver 24183 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23111 5.72%
BN 22684 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21719 5.37%
RB 21136 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18169 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17898 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16932 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16830 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15882 3.93%
Rarity 15810 3.91%
PQ 15709 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15461 3.82%
Incuse 14769 3.65%
Coin drop 14487 3.58%
High Relief 14389 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14059 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 13786 3.41%