Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1144743 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) 56255 13.17%
Silver Clad 33127 7.76%
Coin Silver 25220 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24133 5.65%
BN 23676 5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22620 5.30%
RB 22144 5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19113 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19023 4.45%
Reeded Edge 17937 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17727 4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17149 4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17143 4.01%
Rarity 17049 3.99%
PQ 16668 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16326 3.82%
Incuse 15699 3.68%
Coin drop 15580 3.65%
High Relief 15311 3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15074 3.53%