Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1116743 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) 56009  13.25%
Silver Clad 32915  7.79%
Coin Silver 24972  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23907  5.66%
BN 23466  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22412  5.30%
RB 21910  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18888  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18856  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17726  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17529  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 16972  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16875  3.99%
Rarity 16767  3.97%
PQ 16449  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16149  3.82%
Incuse 15480  3.66%
Coin drop 15320  3.63%
High Relief 15106  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14842  3.51%