Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1040656 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) 55301 13.58%
Silver Clad 32247 7.92%
Coin Silver 24336 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23261 5.71%
BN 22827 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21848 5.37%
RB 21292 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18309 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18019 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17081 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16941 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16014 3.93%
Rarity 16005 3.93%
PQ 15846 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15592 3.83%
Incuse 14907 3.66%
Coin drop 14635 3.59%
High Relief 14526 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14203 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13941 3.42%