Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1125672 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) 56080  13.23%
Silver Clad 32975  7.78%
Coin Silver 25046  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23975  5.66%
BN 23524  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22469  5.30%
RB 21977  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18953  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18908  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17790  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17597  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17019  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16965  4.00%
Rarity 16843  3.97%
PQ 16518  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16207  3.82%
Incuse 15546  3.67%
Coin drop 15391  3.63%
High Relief 15168  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14908  3.52%