Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1123137 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) 56066  13.24%
Silver Clad 32953  7.78%
Coin Silver 25026  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23951  5.66%
BN 23509  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22457  5.30%
RB 21959  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18930  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18893  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17772  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17582  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17003  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16937  4.00%
Rarity 16820  3.97%
PQ 16500  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16177  3.82%
Incuse 15524  3.67%
Coin drop 15368  3.63%
High Relief 15147  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14890  3.52%