Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1096627 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)	55849	13.32%
Silver Clad	32750	7.81%
Coin Silver	24811	5.92%
Slabbed Coins	23732	5.66%
BN	23318	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22256	5.31%
RB	21758	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18732	4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18729	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17561	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17373	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16837	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16649	3.97%
Rarity	16583	3.95%
PQ	16300	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16012	3.82%
Incuse	15326	3.65%
Coin drop	15145	3.61%
High Relief	14961	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14690	3.50%