Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1086410 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) 55758  13.42%
Silver Clad 32679  7.87%
Coin Silver 24746  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23649  5.69%
BN 23253  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22192  5.34%
RB 21676  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18658  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18637  4.49%
Reeded Edge 17485  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17306  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16545  3.98%
Rarity 16480  3.97%
PQ 16230  3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15945  3.84%
Incuse 15245  3.67%
Coin drop 15067  3.63%
High Relief 14892  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14612  3.52%
Obverse or Face side 14299  3.44%