Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 987367 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) 54851  13.76%
Silver Clad 31860  7.99%
Coin Silver 23936  6.00%
Slabbed Coins 22839  5.73%
BN 22393  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21503  5.39%
RB 20789  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17943  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17627  4.42%
Reeded Edge 16696  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16617  4.17%
PQ 15469  3.88%
Rarity 15453  3.88%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15350  3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15242  3.82%
Incuse 14511  3.64%
Coin drop 14234  3.57%
High Relief 14162  3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13778  3.46%
Obverse or Face side 13468  3.38%