Cultural Knowledge Spin a Coin People sometimes decide something by throwing a coin into the air and guessing which side of it will be facing upwards after it falls. The side of the coin which has a person’ s head on it is the“ heads”.The side without a person’ s head on it is the“ Tails” Hence the proverb“ Heads I win, tails you lose.:”People sometimes decide something by throwing a coin into the air and guessing which side of it will be facing upwards after it falls. The side of the coin which has a person’s head on it is the “heads”. The side without a person’s head on it is the “Tails”. Hence the proverb “Heads I win, tails you lose.” Spin a Coin Cultural Knowledge