Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1136829 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) 56180 13.20%
Silver Clad 33063 7.77%
Coin Silver 25147 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24075 5.65%
BN 23607 5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22557 5.30%
RB 22067 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19057 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18979 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17879 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17673 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17090 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17076 4.01%
Rarity 16968 3.99%
PQ 16604 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16288 3.83%
Incuse 15637 3.67%
Coin drop 15503 3.64%
High Relief 15253 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 15006 3.52%