Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1020170 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) 55104 13.64%
Silver Clad 32080 7.94%
Coin Silver 24165 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23091 5.72%
BN 22661 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21697 5.37%
RB 21103 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18150 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17879 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16914 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16817 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15866 3.93%
Rarity 15779 3.91%
PQ 15689 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15445 3.82%
Incuse 14751 3.65%
Coin drop 14471 3.58%
High Relief 14376 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14041 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 13760 3.41%