Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1083748 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) 55719  13.44%
Silver Clad 32644  7.87%
Coin Silver 24716  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23624  5.70%
BN 23218  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22173  5.35%
RB 21645  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18632  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18580  4.48%
Reeded Edge 17457  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17281  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16498  3.98%
Rarity 16444  3.97%
PQ 16199  3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15918  3.84%
Incuse 15220  3.67%
Coin drop 15033  3.62%
High Relief 14864  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14580  3.52%
Obverse or Face side 14270  3.44%