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Faceted Coin Beads

A revolutionary cutting process makes this intricate cut available at a remarkably low price point. Puffed edge with a faceted checkerboard face - this creates a large surface to catch and reflect light. Holes drilled to fit up to 20 gauge wire.

Coin Beads for Jewelry Making – Elegant & Unique Designs

Shattuckite 8mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch

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Shattuckite is a rare copper silicate hydroxide mineral. It occurs in bright turquoise blues and darker blues as well as rust reds, commonly with i...

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Labradorite 8mm Star Cut Coin A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Labradorite is remarkable for the way its aggregate layers refract light, creating iridescent flashes of blue, gold, pale green or copper red. This...

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Lapis 8mm Star Cut Coin A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Lapis is a semi to precious stone and one of the most sought after throughout history. It is highly regarded for its beautiful blue color flecked w...

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Brazillian Amazonite 8mm Star Cut Coin A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Brazilian Amazonite is an opaque blue to green to light green stone, often occurring with inclusions of white, yellow or gray and occasionally tran...

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Red Garnet 8mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch

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Red Garnet is the most commonly known type of Garnet, which occurs in many colors. Garnet has been used for adornment and spirituality by myriad cu...

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African Turquoise 8mm Star Cut Coin A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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African Turquoise is not actually Turquoise, but rather a speckled teal Jasper found in Africa and often treated to simulate the beautiful blue to ...

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Golden Hematoid Quartz 8mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch

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Hematoid Quartz is Quartz with inclusions of hematite. The hematite inclusions are responsible for the stone’s color, which can be yellow, orange, ...

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Tiger Eye 8mm Star Cut Coin A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Tiger Eye is a macrocrystalline Quartz stone with bands of rich golds and browns. Its chatoyant layers that create a flash which seems to emanate f...

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Sardonyx 8mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch

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Sardonyx has a Sard base, typically of brown or black, with bands of white Onyx running through it. Sard is not Onyx, but rather a dark variety of ...

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African Petrified Wood Agate 8mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch

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Petrified Wood Agate is formed from the petrifaction process of primeval trees over the course of many years. Petrification occurs when the wood is...

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Olive Jade 8mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch

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Olive Jade is the commercial name for this yellow to green to olive green stone and ranges from translucent to opaque. This material is actually Se...

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Lapis 6mm Star Cut Coin A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Brazillian Amazonite 6mm Star Cut Coin A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Brazilian Amazonite is an opaque blue to green to light green stone, often occurring with inclusions of white, yellow or gray and occasionally tran...

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Blue Apatite 6mm Star Cut Coin A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Blue Apatite ranges in color from light teal to blue to bright blue to dark blue to green. It can be easily confused with other minerals due to its...

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Aquamarine 8mm Star Cut Coin A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Aquamarine is a transparent to translucent stone ranging from cerulean blue to light blue in higher grades. In lower grades it can be transparent t...

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Amethyst 6mm Star Cut Coin A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Amethyst is a beautiful purple stone, known as a “Gem of Fire” by ancient cultures. It has been greatly sought after throughout history and was at ...

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Labradorite 4mm Coin Faceted AAA Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Labradorite is remarkable for the way its aggregate layers refract light, creating iridescent flashes of blue, gold, pale green or copper red. This...

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Blue Apatite 12mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch

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Blue Apatite ranges in color from light teal to blue to bright blue to dark blue to green. It can be easily confused with other minerals due to its...

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Tiger Eye 12mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch

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Tiger Eye is a macrocrystalline Quartz stone with bands of rich golds and browns. Its chatoyant layers that create a flash which seems to emanate f...

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Copper Hematoid Quartz 12mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch

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Hematoid Quartz is Quartz with inclusions of hematite. The hematite inclusions are responsible for the stone’s color, which can be yellow, orange, ...

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Ruby 4mm Faceted Coin A Grade - 15-16 Inch

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Ruby is a precious gemstone known for its deep red color. It is a variety of the mineral corundum, the second-hardest mineral next to diamond . The...

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Cacoxenite 8mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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Cacoxenite is the trade name for this naturally occurring blend of seven stone types. It was originally named for the visible inclusions of the min...

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Blue Moonstone 8mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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Moonstone naturally occurs in a broad spectrum of colors, but is most commonly associated with white, gray and peach. It's soft chatoyancy is remin...

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Rhodochrosite 6mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch

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Rhodochrosite is a bubblegum pink to rose red stone, with occasional inclusions of creamy white and dark grey. A manganese carbonate material of th...

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About this cut

Faceted Coin bead shape diagram
Cut name
Faceted Coin
Drill style
Center-drilled (face to face)
Typical sizes
8mm6mm4mm12mm2mm10mm8-12mm13-15mm
Stones in this cut
LabradoriteGarnetBerylMoonstoneAmazoniteApatiteLapisQuartzTourmalineOpalMorganiteSodalite
Common uses
flat-lying bracelets and stretch designsshort necklaces and chokersgraduated focal strandsaccent discs between focal beadslayered stacking braceletsmemory-wire wraps
Related cuts
Coin, Faceted Rondelle
Design notes
Faceted coins read as a flat sparkle plane rather than a sphere, so they sit flush against skin and stack edge-to-edge cleanly — ideal when you want the bead face, not the silhouette, to carry the design. Scale matters: 4mm and 6mm work as texture or spacers, 8mm is the all-purpose bracelet size, and 10–12mm becomes a focal disc. Pair with smooth rounds or rondelles of the same diameter to break up the reflectivity, or run an all-coin strand for maximum face-on shimmer. For drops and dangles, use a top-drilled coin or briolette instead — the center drill on a standard faceted coin won't hang correctly off a headpin.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is a faceted coin bead?
    A faceted coin is a flat, round, disc-shaped bead drilled through the center of its face so the bead sits flush against the stringing line like a coin laid on a table. Both broad faces are cut with shallow facets — typically a checkerboard or radial pattern — which catch light across the full surface rather than around a curved edge. The result reads as a flat sparkle plane rather than a sphere. Diameter is the working measurement; thickness is usually 30–50% of the diameter. Compare to a faceted rondelle, which is drilled through the equator and shows facets on the side profile, not the face.
  • What sizes does Dakota stock in faceted coin?
    Current stock runs from 2mm through roughly 15mm, with the working range concentrated at 4mm, 6mm, 8mm, and 12mm. 8mm is the deepest size (37 strands), followed by 6mm (31) and 4mm (23). 12mm gives a substantial focal disc (13 strands), and 2mm micro-coins (10 strands) work as spacers or texture between larger beads. A small number of 10mm, 8–12mm graduated, and 13–15mm strands round out the range. Diameter is measured face-to-face; check the listing for thickness if it matters to your design.
  • Which stones come in faceted coin at Dakota?
    The cut is broadly stocked across feldspars, garnets, and beryls. Current depth runs Labradorite (10 strands), Garnet (9), Amazonite (7), Moonstone (7), Beryl (7), Lapis (6), Apatite (6), Quartz (6), Tourmaline (5), and Morganite (4), with additional stones in shallower counts. Treatment varies by stone — dye, heat, or stabilization may apply depending on the material — and should be disclosed. Ask before buying if treatment isn't specified.
  • What jewelry works best with faceted coin beads?
    Faceted coins lie flat against the wrist or collarbone, which makes them a strong choice for bracelets and shorter necklaces where the bead face is the design surface. They stack cleanly side-by-side on a stretch cord or beading wire and read as a continuous shimmering band rather than a row of spheres. They also work as accent discs between larger focal beads, or as a graduated centerpiece in a strung necklace. Because the drill runs through the face, they don't dangle — for an earring drop, choose a top-drilled coin or briolette instead.
  • Faceted coin vs faceted rondelle — what's the difference?
    Both are flat-profile beads, but the drill orientation changes everything. A faceted rondelle is drilled through the equator, so the bead spins on the stringing line and shows its faceted side profile to the viewer — it reads as a faceted ring. A faceted coin is drilled through the face, so the broad faceted surface points outward and the bead sits still. Coins give you a larger reflective surface per bead and a flatter strand profile against skin; rondelles give you sparkle on the edge and pair well as spacers between rounds. Choose by which face you want light to hit.