Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 984759 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) 54833  13.76%
Silver Clad 31841  7.99%
Coin Silver 23923  6.00%
Slabbed Coins 22827  5.73%
BN 22376  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21488  5.39%
RB 20768  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17929  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17608  4.42%
Reeded Edge 16681  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16605  4.17%
PQ 15459  3.88%
Rarity 15432  3.87%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15329  3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15235  3.82%
Incuse 14498  3.64%
Coin drop 14219  3.57%
High Relief 14147  3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13762  3.45%
Obverse or Face side 13452  3.38%