Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1052430 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) 55424  13.55%
Silver Clad 32338  7.91%
Coin Silver 24433  5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23341  5.71%
BN 22919  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 21922  5.36%
RB 21366  5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18392  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18106  4.43%
Reeded Edge 17181  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17015  4.16%
Rarity 16136  3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16104  3.94%
PQ 15928  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15672  3.83%
Incuse 14973  3.66%
Coin drop 14740  3.60%
High Relief 14602  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14280  3.49%
Obverse or Face side 14025  3.43%