Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1124157 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) 56069  13.24%
Silver Clad 32961  7.78%
Coin Silver 25033  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23959  5.66%
BN 23517  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22463  5.30%
RB 21965  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18939  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18900  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17778  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17588  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17010  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16943  4.00%
Rarity 16826  3.97%
PQ 16507  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16187  3.82%
Incuse 15533  3.67%
Coin drop 15376  3.63%
High Relief 15154  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14898  3.52%