Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1036463 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) 55258 13.60%
Silver Clad 32203 7.92%
Coin Silver 24293 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23215 5.71%
BN 22785 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21813 5.37%
RB 21249 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18254 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17985 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17043 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16906 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15975 3.93%
Rarity 15948 3.92%
PQ 15808 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15551 3.83%
Incuse 14863 3.66%
Coin drop 14590 3.59%
High Relief 14485 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14165 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13899 3.42%