Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1139522 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) 56203 13.19%
Silver Clad 33084 7.76%
Coin Silver 25177 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24094 5.65%
BN 23634 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22581 5.30%
RB 22091 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19076 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18994 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17899 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17692 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17111 4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17106 4.01%
Rarity 16994 3.99%
PQ 16626 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16301 3.83%
Incuse 15662 3.68%
Coin drop 15527 3.64%
High Relief 15274 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 15032 3.53%