Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1119142 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) 56027  13.25%
Silver Clad 32928  7.79%
Coin Silver 24984  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23923  5.66%
BN 23483  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22427  5.30%
RB 21930  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18906  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18863  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17742  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17537  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 16980  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16891  3.99%
Rarity 16784  3.97%
PQ 16466  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16159  3.82%
Incuse 15492  3.66%
Coin drop 15338  3.63%
High Relief 15118  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14857  3.51%