Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1027244 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) 55168 13.62%
Silver Clad 32135 7.94%
Coin Silver 24215 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23143 5.72%
BN 22714 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21749 5.37%
RB 21162 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18192 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17925 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16970 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16851 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15906 3.93%
Rarity 15835 3.91%
PQ 15736 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15492 3.83%
Incuse 14797 3.65%
Coin drop 14520 3.59%
High Relief 14417 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14093 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 13822 3.41%