Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1061868 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)	55507	13.52%
Silver Clad	32408	7.90%
Coin Silver	24524	5.98%
Slabbed Coins	23404	5.70%
BN	22995	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	21988	5.36%
RB	21447	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18463	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18182	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17266	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17091	4.16%
Rarity	16210	3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16191	3.94%
PQ	15997	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15738	3.83%
Incuse	15037	3.66%
Coin drop	14829	3.61%
High Relief	14676	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14356	3.50%
Obverse or Face side	14106	3.44%