Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1057983 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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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55472	13.54%
Silver Clad	32372	7.90%
Coin Silver	24479	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23375	5.70%
BN	22967	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21960	5.36%
RB	21413	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18429	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18140	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17227	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17058	4.16%
Rarity	16178	3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16154	3.94%
PQ	15964	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15710	3.83%
Incuse	15008	3.66%
Coin drop	14788	3.61%
High Relief	14644	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14318	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	14064	3.43%