Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1075537 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) 55635  13.47%
Silver Clad 32527  7.87%
Coin Silver 24640  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23539  5.70%
BN 23106  5.59%
Encapsulated Coin 22094  5.35%
RB 21570  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18563  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18487  4.48%
Reeded Edge 17384  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17211  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16429  3.98%
Rarity 16346  3.96%
PQ 16130  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15854  3.84%
Incuse 15149  3.67%
Coin drop 14950  3.62%
High Relief 14798  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14478  3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14209  3.44%