Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1093225 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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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55809	13.33%
Silver Clad	32723	7.81%
Coin Silver	24788	5.92%
Slabbed Coins	23704	5.66%
BN	23293	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22231	5.31%
RB	21722	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18706	4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18702	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17529	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17343	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16811	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16616	3.97%
Rarity	16551	3.95%
PQ	16273	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15991	3.82%
Incuse	15297	3.65%
Coin drop	15118	3.61%
High Relief	14938	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14665	3.50%