Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1010004 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) 55028  13.68%
Silver Clad 32011  7.96%
Coin Silver 24101  5.99%
Slabbed Coins 23004  5.72%
BN 22588  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21641  5.38%
RB 21004  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18099  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17808  4.43%
Reeded Edge 16851  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16758  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15803  3.93%
Rarity 15659  3.89%
PQ 15624  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15385  3.82%
Incuse 14677  3.65%
Coin drop 14400  3.58%
High Relief 14315  3.56%
Reverse Cameo 13970  3.47%
Obverse or Face side 13649  3.39%