Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 976570 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) 54766  13.80%
Silver Clad 31768  8.00%
Coin Silver 23857  6.01%
Slabbed Coins 22750  5.73%
BN 22300  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21436  5.40%
RB 20683  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17865  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17526  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16604  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16550  4.17%
PQ 15399  3.88%
Rarity 15346  3.87%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15251  3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15179  3.82%
Incuse 14421  3.63%
Coin drop 14139  3.56%
High Relief 14079  3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13680  3.45%
Obverse or Face side 13391  3.37%