Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1045763 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) 55361  13.57%
Silver Clad 32292  7.91%
Coin Silver 24372  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23305  5.71%
BN 22874  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21885  5.36%
RB 21330  5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18360  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18064  4.43%
Reeded Edge 17133  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16983  4.16%
Rarity 16073  3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16055  3.93%
PQ 15882  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15631  3.83%
Incuse 14941  3.66%
Coin drop 14685  3.60%
High Relief 14560  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14242  3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13977  3.43%