Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1105460 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) 55907  13.29%
Silver Clad 32817  7.80%
Coin Silver 24874  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23796  5.66%
BN 23375  5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22314  5.30%
RB 21825  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18806  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18780  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17631  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17429  4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16887  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16747  3.98%
Rarity 16655  3.96%
PQ 16365  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16062  3.82%
Incuse 15392  3.66%
Coin drop 15210  3.62%
High Relief 15017  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14751  3.51%