Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1123796 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) 56067  13.24%
Silver Clad 32958  7.78%
Coin Silver 25030  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23955  5.66%
BN 23512  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22460  5.30%
RB 21962  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18936  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18896  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17774  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17585  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17008  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16938  4.00%
Rarity 16824  3.97%
PQ 16502  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16183  3.82%
Incuse 15528  3.67%
Coin drop 15372  3.63%
High Relief 15151  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14894  3.52%