Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1064056 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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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55527	13.51%
Silver Clad	32430	7.89%
Coin Silver	24542	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23429	5.70%
BN	23015	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22011	5.36%
RB	21472	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18487	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18289	4.45%
Reeded Edge	17291	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17115	4.16%
Rarity	16233	3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16215	3.95%
PQ	16028	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15764	3.84%
Incuse	15056	3.66%
Coin drop	14853	3.61%
High Relief	14702	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14378	3.50%
Obverse or Face side	14123	3.44%