Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1117395 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) 56018  13.25%
Silver Clad 32919  7.79%
Coin Silver 24975  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23910  5.66%
BN 23471  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22416  5.30%
RB 21916  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18894  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18858  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17730  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17533  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 16975  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16879  3.99%
Rarity 16774  3.97%
PQ 16454  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16152  3.82%
Incuse 15486  3.66%
Coin drop 15322  3.63%
High Relief 15108  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14846  3.51%