Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1128727 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) 56106  13.22%
Silver Clad 32995  7.77%
Coin Silver 25085  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24002  5.65%
BN 23552  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22498  5.30%
RB 22005  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18983  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18934  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17816  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17617  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17038  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16996  4.00%
Rarity 16871  3.97%
PQ 16545  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16236  3.83%
Incuse 15576  3.67%
Coin drop 15430  3.64%
High Relief 15192  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14941  3.52%