Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1025197 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) 55158 13.63%
Silver Clad 32120 7.94%
Coin Silver 24201 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23126 5.72%
BN 22702 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21738 5.37%
RB 21147 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18182 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17911 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16956 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16845 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15894 3.93%
Rarity 15822 3.91%
PQ 15725 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15479 3.83%
Incuse 14786 3.65%
Coin drop 14506 3.59%
High Relief 14406 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14075 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 13809 3.41%