Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1131960 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) 56137 13.21%
Silver Clad 33024 7.77%
Coin Silver 25110 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24031 5.66%
BN 23574 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22521 5.30%
RB 22029 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19008 4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18951 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17837 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17639 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17059 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17024 4.01%
Rarity 16915 3.98%
PQ 16563 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16255 3.83%
Incuse 15598 3.67%
Coin drop 15463 3.64%
High Relief 15217 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14968 3.52%