Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1124974 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) 56073  13.23%
Silver Clad 32967  7.78%
Coin Silver 25037  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23971  5.66%
BN 23519  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22464  5.30%
RB 21969  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18942  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18901  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17782  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17591  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17013  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16953  4.00%
Rarity 16832  3.97%
PQ 16512  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16198  3.82%
Incuse 15540  3.67%
Coin drop 15388  3.63%
High Relief 15156  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14901  3.52%