Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 955849 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) 54522  13.88%
Silver Clad 31589  8.04%
Coin Silver 23673  6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22531  5.74%
BN 22072  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21272  5.41%
RB 20449  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17670  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17304  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16415  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16369  4.17%
PQ 15197  3.87%
Rarity 15071  3.84%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15020  3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14984  3.81%
Incuse 14190  3.61%
Coin drop 13933  3.55%
High Relief 13886  3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13458  3.43%
Obverse or Face side 13172  3.35%