Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 920541 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) 54049 14.06%
Silver Clad 31196 8.11%
Coin Silver 23270 6.05%
Slabbed Coins 22106 5.75%
BN 21610 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20922 5.44%
RB 19974 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17284 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16880 4.39%
Reeded Edge 16000 4.16%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15984 4.16%
PQ 14770 3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14640 3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14614 3.80%
Rarity 14553 3.79%
Incuse 13730 3.57%
High Relief 13494 3.51%
Coin drop 13484 3.51%
Reverse Cameo 12987 3.38%
Obverse or Face side 12777 3.32%