Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1121953 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) 56054  13.24%
Silver Clad 32947  7.78%
Coin Silver 25011  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23944  5.66%
BN 23499  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22452  5.30%
RB 21950  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18925  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18889  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17765  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17571  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 16996  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16924  4.00%
Rarity 16814  3.97%
PQ 16494  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16175  3.82%
Incuse 15518  3.67%
Coin drop 15360  3.63%
High Relief 15144  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14878  3.51%