Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1074324 search inquires.

Selected title: Brass
Explanation: An alloy of copper and zinc, usually yellow in colour, therefore sometimes mistaken for gold. Brass was used by the ancient Romans for some of its base metal coins, and frequently used for counters and jetons in the late 18th century

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55617  13.47%
Silver Clad 32513  7.88%
Coin Silver 24628  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23525  5.70%
BN 23094  5.59%
Encapsulated Coin 22081  5.35%
RB 21558  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18549  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18473  4.47%
Reeded Edge 17372  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17197  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16413  3.98%
Rarity 16327  3.95%
PQ 16118  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15843  3.84%
Incuse 15135  3.67%
Coin drop 14936  3.62%
High Relief 14784  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14465  3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14195  3.44%