Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 942050 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) 54342  13.94%
Silver Clad 31454  8.07%
Coin Silver 23533  6.04%
Slabbed Coins 22377  5.74%
BN 21919  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21158  5.43%
RB 20277  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17556  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17162  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16275  4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16249  4.17%
PQ 15033  3.86%
Rarity 14881  3.82%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14870  3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14861  3.81%
Incuse 14016  3.60%
Coin drop 13774  3.53%
High Relief 13748  3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13303  3.41%
Obverse or Face side 13025  3.34%