Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1119777 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) 56033  13.25%
Silver Clad 32937  7.79%
Coin Silver 24991  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23925  5.66%
BN 23485  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22432  5.30%
RB 21932  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18912  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18868  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17748  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17546  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 16988  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16900  4.00%
Rarity 16788  3.97%
PQ 16470  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16162  3.82%
Incuse 15500  3.66%
Coin drop 15343  3.63%
High Relief 15126  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14862  3.51%