Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1130448 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)	56126	13.22%
Silver Clad	33016	7.77%
Coin Silver	25099	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	24020	5.66%
BN	23559	5.55%
Encapsulated Coin	22511	5.30%
RB	22017	5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18993	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18944	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17827	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17627	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	17051	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	17010	4.01%
Rarity	16891	3.98%
PQ	16554	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16245	3.83%
Incuse	15589	3.67%
Coin drop	15449	3.64%
High Relief	15206	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14955	3.52%