Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1102858 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) 55889 13.30%
Silver Clad 32796 7.80%
Coin Silver 24849 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23774 5.66%
BN 23354 5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22295 5.31%
RB 21801 5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18773 4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18765 4.47%
Reeded Edge 17605 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17411 4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16872 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16715 3.98%
Rarity 16633 3.96%
PQ 16348 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16041 3.82%
Incuse 15366 3.66%
Coin drop 15192 3.62%
High Relief 15001 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14736 3.51%