Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1106163 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) 55910  13.29%
Silver Clad 32822  7.80%
Coin Silver 24878  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23801  5.66%
BN 23378  5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22318  5.30%
RB 21827  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18810  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18784  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17634  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17434  4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16893  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16754  3.98%
Rarity 16659  3.96%
PQ 16367  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16065  3.82%
Incuse 15396  3.66%
Coin drop 15215  3.62%
High Relief 15020  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14754  3.51%