Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1044968 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) 55356  13.57%
Silver Clad 32285  7.91%
Coin Silver 24366  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23298  5.71%
BN 22873  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21876  5.36%
RB 21326  5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18354  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18058  4.43%
Reeded Edge 17129  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16976  4.16%
Rarity 16061  3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16049  3.93%
PQ 15874  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15629  3.83%
Incuse 14935  3.66%
Coin drop 14675  3.60%
High Relief 14555  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14238  3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13974  3.43%