Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1067314 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)	55549	13.50%
Silver Clad	32455	7.89%
Coin Silver	24566	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23450	5.70%
BN	23024	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22027	5.35%
RB	21494	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18496	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18311	4.45%
Reeded Edge	17312	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17135	4.17%
Rarity	16252	3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16234	3.95%
PQ	16049	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15780	3.84%
Incuse	15074	3.66%
Coin drop	14874	3.62%
High Relief	14726	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14402	3.50%
Obverse or Face side	14140	3.44%