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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Green Garnet 6mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch
Green Garnet can be among the most valuable of garnets, which come in a variety of colors. Occurring in sizes ranging from a grain of sand to the s...
View full detailsSodalite 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 detailsBlack Rutilated Quartz 6mm Star Cut Coin A Grade - 15-16 Inch
Rutilated Quartz is a silicon dioxide mineral with unique needle-like inclusions of Rutile. These “needles” usually appear golden, but can also app...
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 detailsSmoky Quartz 6mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch
Smoky Quartz is a translucent smoky brown or gray variety of Quartz. It ranges from almost completely transparent to an almost opaque brownish to g...
View full detailsRed Creek Jasper 6mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch
Red Creek Jasper is named for the Red River in china where the stone was recently discovered. Its colors include burnt red, mustard yellow, olive g...
View full detailsRose Quartz 6mm Star Cut Coin - 15-16 Inch
Rose Quartz is a silicon dioxide crystal and one of the most common varieties of the Quartz family. It is a translucent to transparent stone with a...
View full detailsAfrican Turquoise 6mm 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 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 detailsLabradorite 6mm 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 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 detailsWhite Howlite 12x13mm Faceted Hexagon - 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 detailsLabradorite 8-12mm Faceted Irregular Coin - 10 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 detailsWhiskey Quartz 12mm Faceted Coin Pendant with .925 Sterling Silver Bail
A deep, bronze-toned variation of quartz, Whiskey Quartz is a naturally occurring stone that is a bit lighter than Smoky Quartz. Quartz has been hi...
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 ...
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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.