Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1074826 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) 55631  13.47%
Silver Clad 32519  7.87%
Coin Silver 24630  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23532  5.70%
BN 23100  5.59%
Encapsulated Coin 22088  5.35%
RB 21563  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18557  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18479  4.47%
Reeded Edge 17376  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17204  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16418  3.98%
Rarity 16341  3.96%
PQ 16124  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15848  3.84%
Incuse 15144  3.67%
Coin drop 14941  3.62%
High Relief 14791  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14471  3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14201  3.44%