Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1043390 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) 55340  13.58%
Silver Clad 32264  7.92%
Coin Silver 24354  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23281  5.71%
BN 22853  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21866  5.36%
RB 21318  5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18334  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18044  4.43%
Reeded Edge 17107  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16960  4.16%
Rarity 16044  3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16038  3.93%
PQ 15864  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15610  3.83%
Incuse 14923  3.66%
Coin drop 14662  3.60%
High Relief 14538  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14224  3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13960  3.42%