Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1135726 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) 56170 13.20%
Silver Clad 33053 7.77%
Coin Silver 25138 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24066 5.66%
BN 23593 5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22546 5.30%
RB 22059 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19050 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18972 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17866 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17662 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17084 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17066 4.01%
Rarity 16956 3.98%
PQ 16591 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16278 3.83%
Incuse 15629 3.67%
Coin drop 15493 3.64%
High Relief 15246 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14998 3.52%