Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1137071 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) 56187 13.20%
Silver Clad 33067 7.77%
Coin Silver 25153 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24079 5.65%
BN 23613 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22562 5.30%
RB 22071 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19063 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18987 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17884 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17679 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17094 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17083 4.01%
Rarity 16973 3.99%
PQ 16608 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16293 3.83%
Incuse 15642 3.67%
Coin drop 15507 3.64%
High Relief 15257 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 15011 3.53%