Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1097281 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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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55855	13.32%
Silver Clad	32755	7.81%
Coin Silver	24814	5.92%
Slabbed Coins	23735	5.66%
BN	23324	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22257	5.31%
RB	21761	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18736	4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18730	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17563	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17376	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16839	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16654	3.97%
Rarity	16588	3.95%
PQ	16305	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16015	3.82%
Incuse	15329	3.65%
Coin drop	15148	3.61%
High Relief	14963	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14692	3.50%