Coin Beads
Coin beads are shaped exactly how you'd think; circular with a bit of depth. These beads make great bracelets, earrings, and necklaces. Design with good fortune with coin shaped beads.
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Blue Apatite 12mm Coin 8-Inch
Blue Apatite ranges in color from light teal-blue to bright blue to dark blue-green. It can be easily confused with other minerals due to its varie...
View full detailsLapis 12mm Coin 8-Inch
Lapis, or Lapis Lazuli, is a deep blue metamorphic rock used as a semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color. D...
View full detailsMalachite 12mm Coin 8-Inch
Malachite is a copper carbonate with a bright green color and dark green banding. Usually found near copper deposits, it is formed through the comb...
View full detailsMalachite 8mm Puff Coin 8-Inch
Malachite is a copper carbonate with a bright green color and dark green banding. Usually found near copper deposits, it is formed through the comb...
View full detailsPetrified Wood Opalite 30mm Coin 8-Inch
Wood Opalite is a type of petrified wood that has been impregnated with the Silicon Dioxide commonly known as Opal. Wood Opalite occurs in a range ...
View full detailsWhite Howlite 30mm Coin 8-Inch
White Howlite is named for Canadian mineralogist Henry How, who first discovered the stone in Southern California in 1868. It is typically white or...
View full detailsAfrican Turquoise 12mm Coin 8-Inch
African Turquoise is not actually Turquoise, but rather a speckled teal Jasper found in Africa and often treated to simulate the beautiful blue-gre...
View full detailsPetrified Wood Opalite 12mm Coin 8-Inch
Wood Opalite is a type of petrified wood that has been impregnated with the Silicon Dioxide commonly known as Opal. Wood Opalite occurs in a range ...
View full detailsDog Teeth Amethyst 12mm Coin 8-Inch
Dog Teeth Amethyst has a purple and white striped appearance due to its combination of Amethyst and White Quartz. The name derives from the recurri...
View full detailsDumortierite 12mm Coin 8-Inch
Dumortierite is an aluminum borosilicate mineral that varies in color from blue, green and brown to the more rare violet and pink. First described ...
View full detailsOnyx 12mm Coin 8-Inch
Onyx is a black and white banded Chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline Quartz. It is often thought of as an all-black stone, and much of the black Onyx o...
View full detailsMATTE Petrified Wood Opalite 12mm Coin 8-Inch
Wood Opalite is a type of petrified wood that has been impregnated with the Silicon Dioxide commonly known as Opal. Wood Opalite occurs in a range ...
View full detailsBlue Crazy Lace Agate 12mm Coin 8-Inch
Blue Crazy Lace Agate is actually Mexican Crazy Lace Agate that has been color enhanced with blue to bring out the beautiful patterns in the stone....
View full detailsFossil Coral 12mm Coin 8-Inch
Fossil Coral is the prehistoric fossilized remains of the invertebrate reef builders that live in tropical oceans. Silica-rich waters create harden...
View full detailsRhyolite 12mm Coin 8-Inch
Rhyolite is a volcanic, igneous rock with high silica content. Its name is taken from the Greek word “rhyax,” meaning “a stream of lava.” It is che...
View full detailsPetrified Wood Opalite 8mm Puff Coin 8-Inch
Wood Opalite is a type of petrified wood that has been impregnated with the Silicon Dioxide commonly known as Opal. Wood Opalite occurs in a range ...
View full detailsRhyolite 8mm Puff Coin 8-Inch
Rhyolite is a volcanic, igneous rock with high silica content. Its name is taken from the Greek word “rhyax,” meaning “a stream of lava.” It is che...
View full detailsPink Crazy Lace Agate 8mm Puff Coin 8-Inch - CLEARANCE
Pink Crazy Lace Agate is actually Crazy Lace Agate that has been color enhanced with pink to bring out the beautiful swirling and circular concentr...
View full detailsGreen Aventurine 8mm Puff Coin 8-Inch
Green Aventurine is a green translucent quartz with glimmering metallic inclusions. Green is the most common color for Aventurine, but it can also ...
View full detailsBlack Gold Amazonite 12mm Coin 8-Inch
Black Gold Amazonite is a member of the Feldspar family and varies in hue from robin’s egg blue to blue-green to black, occasionally mingled with r...
View full detailsAfrican Turquoise 8mm Puff Coin 8-Inch
African Turquoise is not actually Turquoise, but rather a speckled teal Jasper found in Africa and often treated to simulate the beautiful blue-gre...
View full detailsMATTE Black Gold Amazonite 8mm Puff Coin 8-Inch
Black Gold Amazonite is a member of the Feldspar family and varies in hue from robin’s egg blue to blue-green to black, occasionally mingled with r...
View full detailsMATTE Onyx 12mm Coin 8-Inch
Onyx is a black and white banded Chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline Quartz. It is often thought of as an all-black stone, and much of the black Onyx o...
View full detailsPurple Crazy Lace Agate 8mm Puff Coin 8-Inch
Purple Crazy Lace Agate is actually Mexican Crazy Lace Agate that has been color enhanced with purple to bring out the beautiful patterns in the st...
View full detailsDragon Blood Jasper 12mm Coin 8-Inch
Dragon Blood Jasper is a variety of Quartz with veins of blood red that run through the predominantly light green to dark green stone. Legend has i...
View full detailsKambaba 12mm Coin 8-Inch
Kambaba Jasper is a sedimentary stone comprised of microcrystalline Quartz interlaced with Stromatolites — ancient fossilized colonies of primeval ...
View full detailsMATTE African Turquoise 8mm Puff Coin 8-Inch - CLEARANCE
African Turquoise is not actually Turquoise, but rather a speckled teal Jasper found in Africa and often treated to simulate the beautiful blue-gre...
View full detailsMATTE Australian Butter Jasper 8mm Puff Coin 8-Inch - CLEARANCE
The description, “buttery,” has been often applied to unlikely products, and it might be easy to understand why. “Butter” suggests qualities of smo...
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Frequently asked questions
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What is a coin bead?
A coin bead is a flat, disc-shaped bead — round in face profile but thin in depth, like a miniature coin. The two faces are polished flat or very slightly domed, and the bead is drilled through the diameter (side to side) rather than face to face, so the flat face shows when strung. Coins differ from puffed lentils, which have a more pillow-like dome, and from heishi discs, which are much thinner and stacked tightly. The face dimension (e.g., 12mm) refers to diameter; depth is typically 3–5mm depending on the stone and size. -
What sizes does Dakota stock in coin?
Dakota currently stocks coin beads in 2mm, 4mm, 6mm, 8mm, 10mm, 12mm, 15mm, and 30mm diameters across the catalog. The deepest stock is at 8mm (about 50 active products), followed by 12mm (34) and 6mm (32). The smaller end (2–4mm) reads almost like a flat heishi and works for tight strung designs, while 12mm and 15mm coins are scale-appropriate for focal stations and pendants. The 30mm size is a true statement disc and only carries in a few stones. Size availability shifts with supplier runs — check the listing for current strands. -
What stones come in coin cut?
Coin is one of the broader shape inventories at Dakota — about 190 active SKUs across roughly 50+ stones. The deepest stock sits in labradorite, garnet, amazonite, agate, moonstone, beryl, jasper, apatite, lapis, and African turquoise, with single-digit counts in many other stones including chalcedony, quartz varieties, and onyx. Because the cut is flat, it tends to be specified in stones with strong face pattern, chatoyancy, or color zoning — labradorite for flash, agate and jasper for banding, moonstone for adularescence. Treatment varies by stone — check the listing, and ask before buying if it isn't specified. -
What jewelry does coin cut work best for?
Coins are a focal cut. Designers use them as single-station pendants, spaced focals on a strung necklace, stacked-disc bracelet centers, and earring drops where the flat face needs to read flat against skin or fabric. Larger sizes (12mm and up) work as bezel-set or wire-wrapped centerpieces. Smaller coins (4–6mm) string well as a fluid alternative to round when you want less visual depth. Because the face is flat, coins photograph cleanly for catalog work and sit comfortably against the body without rolling. -
How does coin differ from puffed coin or lentil?
All three share the same round face silhouette, but the depth profile differs. A true coin is flat or nearly flat on both faces. A puffed coin has a gentle dome on each face — more dimensional, more bead-like in hand. A lentil is more pronounced still, almost an ellipsoid pinched at the equator where the drill runs. Coins read most graphic and most disc-like; puffed coins and lentils carry more visual weight per millimeter of face diameter. If the listing doesn't specify, the side profile in the photo will tell you which you're looking at.