Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 982808 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) 54797  13.77%
Silver Clad 31806  7.99%
Coin Silver 23887  6.00%
Slabbed Coins 22780  5.73%
BN 22330  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21457  5.39%
RB 20721  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17890  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17556  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16635  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16573  4.17%
PQ 15420  3.88%
Rarity 15379  3.87%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15279  3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15203  3.82%
Incuse 14451  3.63%
Coin drop 14175  3.56%
High Relief 14104  3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13712  3.45%
Obverse or Face side 13414  3.37%