Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1050043 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)	55407	13.56%
Silver Clad	32319	7.91%
Coin Silver	24413	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23328	5.71%
BN	22901	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	21905	5.36%
RB	21357	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18378	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18094	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17159	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17003	4.16%
Rarity	16113	3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16086	3.94%
PQ	15906	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15662	3.83%
Incuse	14962	3.66%
Coin drop	14717	3.60%
High Relief	14582	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14263	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	14011	3.43%