Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1143082 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

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56240 13.18%
Silver Clad 33117 7.76%
Coin Silver 25210 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24124 5.65%
BN 23666 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22610 5.30%
RB 22127 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19101 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19019 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17930 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17716 4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17140 4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17133 4.01%
Rarity 17036 3.99%
PQ 16661 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16324 3.82%
Incuse 15693 3.68%
Coin drop 15570 3.65%
High Relief 15304 3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15066 3.53%