Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 952425 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) 54483  13.89%
Silver Clad 31559  8.05%
Coin Silver 23638  6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22493  5.74%
BN 22042  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21250  5.42%
RB 20405  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17639  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17273  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16375  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16341  4.17%
PQ 15160  3.87%
Rarity 15025  3.83%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14982  3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14955  3.81%
Incuse 14149  3.61%
Coin drop 13898  3.54%
High Relief 13852  3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13423  3.42%
Obverse or Face side 13128  3.35%