Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1055281 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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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55444	13.55%
Silver Clad	32348	7.90%
Coin Silver	24452	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23357	5.71%
BN	22942	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21939	5.36%
RB	21393	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18411	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18124	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17205	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17035	4.16%
Rarity	16151	3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16133	3.94%
PQ	15944	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15687	3.83%
Incuse	14990	3.66%
Coin drop	14756	3.61%
High Relief	14613	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14300	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	14042	3.43%