Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1127788 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) 56099  13.22%
Silver Clad 32991  7.78%
Coin Silver 25075  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23996  5.66%
BN 23544  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22491  5.30%
RB 21999  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18975  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18927  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17809  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17613  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17030  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16989  4.00%
Rarity 16862  3.97%
PQ 16535  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16231  3.83%
Incuse 15570  3.67%
Coin drop 15416  3.63%
High Relief 15184  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14935  3.52%