Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1057020 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)	55456	13.54%
Silver Clad	32368	7.90%
Coin Silver	24468	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23369	5.71%
BN	22956	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	21954	5.36%
RB	21410	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18425	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18134	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17219	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17049	4.16%
Rarity	16167	3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16145	3.94%
PQ	15959	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15704	3.83%
Incuse	15003	3.66%
Coin drop	14778	3.61%
High Relief	14632	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14314	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	14057	3.43%