Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1094008 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)	55812	13.32%
Silver Clad	32731	7.81%
Coin Silver	24794	5.92%
Slabbed Coins	23712	5.66%
BN	23304	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22234	5.31%
RB	21731	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18711	4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18709	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17539	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17349	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16817	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16622	3.97%
Rarity	16561	3.95%
PQ	16285	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15997	3.82%
Incuse	15303	3.65%
Coin drop	15123	3.61%
High Relief	14943	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14670	3.50%