Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1090436 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)	55777	13.34%
Silver Clad	32696	7.82%
Coin Silver	24759	5.92%
Slabbed Coins	23673	5.66%
BN	23269	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22208	5.31%
RB	21691	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18676	4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18660	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17503	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17320	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16785	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16576	3.96%
Rarity	16504	3.95%
PQ	16249	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15966	3.82%
Incuse	15264	3.65%
Coin drop	15088	3.61%
High Relief	14913	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14634	3.50%