Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1080922 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) 55686  13.45%
Silver Clad 32599  7.87%
Coin Silver 24692  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23585  5.70%
BN 23180  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22146  5.35%
RB 21617  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18611  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18529  4.47%
Reeded Edge 17431  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17253  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16472  3.98%
Rarity 16405  3.96%
PQ 16174  3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15893  3.84%
Incuse 15192  3.67%
Coin drop 15001  3.62%
High Relief 14839  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14548  3.51%
Obverse or Face side 14247  3.44%