Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1150334 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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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	56307	13.15%
Silver Clad	33174	7.75%
Coin Silver	25276	5.90%
Slabbed Coins	24197	5.65%
BN	23725	5.54%
Encapsulated Coin	22675	5.30%
RB	22190	5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70)	19169	4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	19069	4.45%
Reeded Edge	17998	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17776	4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70)	17205	4.02%
Obverse or Face side	17190	4.01%
Rarity	17102	3.99%
PQ	16714	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16377	3.82%
Incuse	15758	3.68%
Coin drop	15645	3.65%
High Relief	15372	3.59%
Reverse Cameo	15135	3.53%