Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1106840 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) 55917  13.28%
Silver Clad 32826  7.80%
Coin Silver 24889  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23813  5.66%
BN 23388  5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22327  5.30%
RB 21838  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18816  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18791  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17642  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17446  4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16903  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16768  3.98%
Rarity 16663  3.96%
PQ 16376  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16074  3.82%
Incuse 15401  3.66%
Coin drop 15222  3.62%
High Relief 15025  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14767  3.51%