Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1125400 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) 56077  13.23%
Silver Clad 32972  7.78%
Coin Silver 25042  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23974  5.66%
BN 23523  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22466  5.30%
RB 21973  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18947  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18903  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17787  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17595  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17015  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16959  4.00%
Rarity 16838  3.97%
PQ 16515  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16203  3.82%
Incuse 15543  3.67%
Coin drop 15390  3.63%
High Relief 15163  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14905  3.52%