Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1051678 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) 55417  13.55%
Silver Clad 32335  7.91%
Coin Silver 24427  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23340  5.71%
BN 22917  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21918  5.36%
RB 21365  5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18389  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18105  4.43%
Reeded Edge 17177  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17014  4.16%
Rarity 16129  3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16099  3.94%
PQ 15921  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15670  3.83%
Incuse 14971  3.66%
Coin drop 14736  3.60%
High Relief 14597  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14277  3.49%
Obverse or Face side 14024  3.43%