Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1145678 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) 56264 13.17%
Silver Clad 33141 7.76%
Coin Silver 25234 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24145 5.65%
BN 23684 5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22633 5.30%
RB 22158 5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19125 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19033 4.45%
Reeded Edge 17953 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17740 4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17161 4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17154 4.02%
Rarity 17061 3.99%
PQ 16676 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16337 3.82%
Incuse 15713 3.68%
Coin drop 15598 3.65%
High Relief 15328 3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15090 3.53%