Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1078283 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) 55663  13.46%
Silver Clad 32547  7.87%
Coin Silver 24665  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23555  5.70%
BN 23132  5.59%
Encapsulated Coin 22119  5.35%
RB 21596  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18589  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18504  4.47%
Reeded Edge 17405  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17232  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16450  3.98%
Rarity 16375  3.96%
PQ 16146  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15870  3.84%
Incuse 15169  3.67%
Coin drop 14976  3.62%
High Relief 14815  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14511  3.51%
Obverse or Face side 14230  3.44%