Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1100819 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) 55881  13.30%
Silver Clad 32785  7.81%
Coin Silver 24842  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23766  5.66%
BN 23345  5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22287  5.31%
RB 21792  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18766  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18758  4.47%
Reeded Edge 17589  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17399  4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16861  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16699  3.98%
Rarity 16619  3.96%
PQ 16336  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16035  3.82%
Incuse 15354  3.66%
Coin drop 15178  3.61%
High Relief 14991  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14725  3.51%