Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1137977 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) 56190 13.19%
Silver Clad 33072 7.76%
Coin Silver 25163 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24085 5.65%
BN 23618 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22567 5.30%
RB 22077 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19065 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18990 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17888 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17683 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17102 4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17093 4.01%
Rarity 16978 3.99%
PQ 16616 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16296 3.83%
Incuse 15645 3.67%
Coin drop 15513 3.64%
High Relief 15264 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 15018 3.53%