Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1092765 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) 55806  13.33%
Silver Clad 32721  7.81%
Coin Silver 24784  5.92%
Slabbed Coins 23699  5.66%
BN 23289  5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22227  5.31%
RB 21719  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18704  4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18697  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17528  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17339  4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16805  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16612  3.97%
Rarity 16547  3.95%
PQ 16265  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15987  3.82%
Incuse 15295  3.65%
Coin drop 15116  3.61%
High Relief 14938  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14662  3.50%