Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1086722 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) 55769  13.42%
Silver Clad 32684  7.87%
Coin Silver 24751  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23661  5.69%
BN 23260  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22202  5.34%
RB 21680  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18663  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18650  4.49%
Reeded Edge 17492  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17311  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16563  3.99%
Rarity 16488  3.97%
PQ 16238  3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15956  3.84%
Incuse 15251  3.67%
Coin drop 15073  3.63%
High Relief 14899  3.59%
Reverse Cameo 14620  3.52%
Obverse or Face side 14314  3.44%