Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1050885 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)	55414	13.56%
Silver Clad	32331	7.91%
Coin Silver	24419	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23336	5.71%
BN	22910	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21913	5.36%
RB	21362	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18384	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18102	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17172	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17010	4.16%
Rarity	16122	3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16095	3.94%
PQ	15916	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15667	3.83%
Incuse	14968	3.66%
Coin drop	14727	3.60%
High Relief	14590	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14271	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	14017	3.43%