Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1077674 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) 55658  13.46%
Silver Clad 32545  7.87%
Coin Silver 24657  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23552  5.70%
BN 23124  5.59%
Encapsulated Coin 22114  5.35%
RB 21589  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18580  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18498  4.47%
Reeded Edge 17399  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17222  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16446  3.98%
Rarity 16369  3.96%
PQ 16137  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15864  3.84%
Incuse 15162  3.67%
Coin drop 14971  3.62%
High Relief 14809  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14499  3.51%
Obverse or Face side 14225  3.44%