Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1046618 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) 55368  13.57%
Silver Clad 32296  7.91%
Coin Silver 24381  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23309  5.71%
BN 22882  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21890  5.36%
RB 21336  5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18363  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18067  4.43%
Reeded Edge 17139  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16988  4.16%
Rarity 16077  3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16057  3.93%
PQ 15887  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15635  3.83%
Incuse 14945  3.66%
Coin drop 14688  3.60%
High Relief 14563  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14246  3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13985  3.43%