Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1037166 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) 55263 13.60%
Silver Clad 32204 7.92%
Coin Silver 24299 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23219 5.71%
BN 22788 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21815 5.37%
RB 21257 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18256 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17990 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17045 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16907 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15978 3.93%
Rarity 15958 3.93%
PQ 15809 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15555 3.83%
Incuse 14865 3.66%
Coin drop 14595 3.59%
High Relief 14488 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14169 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13903 3.42%