Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1071852 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) 55593  13.48%
Silver Clad 32492  7.88%
Coin Silver 24611  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23502  5.70%
BN 23079  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22068  5.35%
RB 21537  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18534  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18442  4.47%
Reeded Edge 17351  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17175  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16384  3.97%
Rarity 16306  3.95%
PQ 16102  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15817  3.84%
Incuse 15115  3.66%
Coin drop 14919  3.62%
High Relief 14768  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14441  3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14179  3.44%