Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 967220 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)	54658	13.83%
Silver Clad	31688	8.02%
Coin Silver	23776	6.02%
Slabbed Coins	22639	5.73%
BN	22186	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21350	5.40%
RB	20569	5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17792	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17423	4.41%
Reeded Edge	16512	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16464	4.17%
PQ	15313	3.88%
Rarity	15222	3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15143	3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15086	3.82%
Incuse	14315	3.62%
Coin drop	14049	3.56%
High Relief	13989	3.54%
Reverse Cameo	13582	3.44%
Obverse or Face side	13303	3.37%