Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1084971 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) 55735  13.43%
Silver Clad 32654  7.87%
Coin Silver 24731  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23635  5.70%
BN 23226  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22182  5.35%
RB 21656  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18640  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18588  4.48%
Reeded Edge 17470  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17289  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16510  3.98%
Rarity 16458  3.97%
PQ 16211  3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15929  3.84%
Incuse 15227  3.67%
Coin drop 15047  3.63%
High Relief 14875  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14594  3.52%
Obverse or Face side 14278  3.44%