Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1115831 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) 55999  13.26%
Silver Clad 32905  7.79%
Coin Silver 24962  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23899  5.66%
BN 23458  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22397  5.30%
RB 21902  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18878  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18848  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17715  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17519  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 16964  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16862  3.99%
Rarity 16760  3.97%
PQ 16443  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16141  3.82%
Incuse 15475  3.66%
Coin drop 15306  3.62%
High Relief 15095  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14833  3.51%