Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1147696 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) 56284  13.16%
Silver Clad 33159  7.75%
Coin Silver 25256  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24171  5.65%
BN 23700  5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22652  5.30%
RB 22172  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19145  4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19051  4.45%
Reeded Edge 17978  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17758  4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17184  4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17168  4.01%
Rarity 17084  3.99%
PQ 16693  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16363  3.83%
Incuse 15740  3.68%
Coin drop 15625  3.65%
High Relief 15351  3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15116  3.53%