Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1035574 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) 55253 13.60%
Silver Clad 32201 7.93%
Coin Silver 24289 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23210 5.71%
BN 22782 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21809 5.37%
RB 21249 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18253 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17983 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17040 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16906 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15974 3.93%
Rarity 15945 3.92%
PQ 15806 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15549 3.83%
Incuse 14859 3.66%
Coin drop 14586 3.59%
High Relief 14483 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14161 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13895 3.42%