Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1133438 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) 56140 13.21%
Silver Clad 33031 7.77%
Coin Silver 25118 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24048 5.66%
BN 23584 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22528 5.30%
RB 22039 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19022 4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18956 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17845 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17646 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17064 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17036 4.01%
Rarity 16928 3.98%
PQ 16576 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16263 3.83%
Incuse 15607 3.67%
Coin drop 15471 3.64%
High Relief 15222 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14980 3.52%