Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1149195 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)	56302	13.16%
Silver Clad	33171	7.75%
Coin Silver	25271	5.90%
Slabbed Coins	24191	5.65%
BN	23716	5.54%
Encapsulated Coin	22668	5.30%
RB	22186	5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70)	19163	4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	19067	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17995	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17771	4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70)	17196	4.02%
Obverse or Face side	17182	4.01%
Rarity	17098	4.00%
PQ	16709	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16374	3.83%
Incuse	15753	3.68%
Coin drop	15640	3.65%
High Relief	15368	3.59%
Reverse Cameo	15131	3.54%