Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1113988 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) 55987  13.26%
Silver Clad 32890  7.79%
Coin Silver 24945  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23886  5.66%
BN 23443  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22383  5.30%
RB 21890  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18866  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18834  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17693  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17501  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 16952  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16841  3.99%
Rarity 16742  3.97%
PQ 16432  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16124  3.82%
Incuse 15460  3.66%
Coin drop 15291  3.62%
High Relief 15077  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14814  3.51%