Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1133951 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) 56145 13.20%
Silver Clad 33035 7.77%
Coin Silver 25126 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24051 5.66%
BN 23585 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22533 5.30%
RB 22044 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19031 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18957 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17848 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17648 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17069 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17043 4.01%
Rarity 16933 3.98%
PQ 16578 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16266 3.83%
Incuse 15612 3.67%
Coin drop 15478 3.64%
High Relief 15227 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14985 3.52%