Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1072574 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) 55600  13.48%
Silver Clad 32497  7.88%
Coin Silver 24617  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23510  5.70%
BN 23084  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22073  5.35%
RB 21540  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18540  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18450  4.47%
Reeded Edge 17356  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17180  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16392  3.97%
Rarity 16314  3.95%
PQ 16105  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15822  3.84%
Incuse 15122  3.67%
Coin drop 14927  3.62%
High Relief 14772  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14450  3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14188  3.44%