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
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Sodalite 8mm Star Cut Coin A Grade - 15-16 Inch
Sodalite is named for its sodium content and may be classified as a feldspathoid. Blue Sodalite is sometimes referred to as “poor man’s lapis” beca...
View full detailsShattuckite 8mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsChrysocolla 8mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch
Chrysocolla, a hydrous copper silicate, is often mistaken for turquoise due to its rich blues and blue to greens. It often also occurs with colors ...
View full detailsAstrophyllite 8mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch
Astrophyllite is a very rare, brown to golden-yellow hydrous potassium iron titanium silicate mineral. Astrophyllite gets its name from the Greek w...
View full detailsWhite Howlite 8mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 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 detailsRed Hematoid Quartz 8mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch
Hematoid Quartz is Quartz with inclusions of hematite. The hematite inclusions are responsible for the stone’s color, which can be yellow, orange, ...
View full detailsLabradorite 8mm Star Cut Coin A Grade - 15-16 Inch
Labradorite is remarkable for the way its aggregate layers refract light, creating iridescent flashes of blue, gold, pale green or copper red. This...
View full detailsLapis 8mm Star Cut Coin A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsBrazillian Amazonite 8mm Star Cut Coin A Grade - 15-16 Inch
Brazilian Amazonite is an opaque blue to green to light green stone, often occurring with inclusions of white, yellow or gray and occasionally tran...
View full detailsRed Garnet 8mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsAfrican Turquoise 8mm Star Cut Coin A Grade - 15-16 Inch
African Turquoise is not actually Turquoise, but rather a speckled teal Jasper found in Africa and often treated to simulate the beautiful blue to ...
View full detailsGolden Hematoid Quartz 8mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch
Hematoid Quartz is Quartz with inclusions of hematite. The hematite inclusions are responsible for the stone’s color, which can be yellow, orange, ...
View full detailsTiger Eye 8mm Star Cut Coin A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsSardonyx 8mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch
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 ...
View full detailsAfrican Petrified Wood Agate 8mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch
Petrified Wood Agate is formed from the petrifaction process of primeval trees over the course of many years. Petrification occurs when the wood is...
View full detailsOlive Jade 8mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsAquamarine 8mm Star Cut Coin A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsCacoxenite 8mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsBlue Moonstone 8mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsEmerald 8mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Emerald is one of the four “precious” gemstones, the others being Diamond, Ruby and Sapphire. It is the green form of Beryl, colored by trace amoun...
View full detailsRed Garnet 8mm Coin Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsMorganite 8mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Morganite gets its pink hue from the presence of manganese or cesium in the stone. It's actually a pink variety of Beryl -- the family of gemstones...
View full detailsMulti Tourmaline 8mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Tourmaline is classified as a semiprecious stone and occurs in a vast array of colors, everything from colorless to black, from pastel to bright to...
View full detailsPrehnite 8mm Coin Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch
Prehnite was the first mineral to be named after a person: its discoverer, Dutch Colonel Hendrik Von Prehn. Von Prehn discovered the stone in South...
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Frequently asked questions
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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.