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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African 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 detailsLapis 6mm 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 detailsBlack Spinel 4mm Faceted Coin - 15-16 Inch
Spinel is a hard vitreous magnesium aluminum oxide, and comes in a range of other colors, but those varieties are transparent. Black Spinel not onl...
View full detailsChrysocolla 6mm 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 detailsBrazillian Amazonite 6mm 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 detailsBlue Apatite 6mm Star Cut Coin A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
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 detailsAmethyst 6mm Star Cut Coin A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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 ...
View full detailsLabradorite 4mm Coin Faceted AAA 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 detailsBlue Apatite 12mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch
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...
View full detailsTiger Eye 12mm Star Cut Coin - 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 detailsCopper Hematoid Quartz 12mm 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 detailsRuby 4mm Faceted Coin A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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...
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 detailsRhodochrosite 6mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Rhodochrosite is a bubblegum pink to rose red stone, with occasional inclusions of creamy white and dark grey. A manganese carbonate material of th...
View full detailsRainbow Moonstone 6mm Coin Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch
Rainbow Moonstone is named for its moon-like glow or chatoyancy, as well as a prismatic quality that differentiates it from other varieties of Moon...
View full detailsBlue Moonstone 6mm 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 detailsOrange Garnet 4mm Coin Faceted - 15-16 Inch
Orange or Hessonite Garnet is sometimes called “Cinnamon Stone” for its orange to orange to brown color as well as for its origin in the land of sp...
View full detailsRed Garnet 2mm 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...
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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.