Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1025368 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) 55158 13.63%
Silver Clad 32120 7.94%
Coin Silver 24201 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23126 5.71%
BN 22702 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21738 5.37%
RB 21147 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18182 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17911 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16956 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16845 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15894 3.93%
Rarity 15822 3.91%
PQ 15725 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15479 3.83%
Incuse 14786 3.65%
Coin drop 14506 3.58%
High Relief 14406 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14075 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 13809 3.41%