Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1126990 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) 56093  13.23%
Silver Clad 32985  7.78%
Coin Silver 25062  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23985  5.66%
BN 23535  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22483  5.30%
RB 21990  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18970  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18921  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17802  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17609  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17025  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16983  4.00%
Rarity 16856  3.97%
PQ 16528  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16218  3.82%
Incuse 15559  3.67%
Coin drop 15407  3.63%
High Relief 15180  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14923  3.52%