Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 925420 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) 54112  14.03%
Silver Clad 31259  8.11%
Coin Silver 23332  6.05%
Slabbed Coins 22170  5.75%
BN 21679  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20976  5.44%
RB 20043  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17352  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16940  4.39%
Reeded Edge 16070  4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16053  4.16%
PQ 14830  3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14690  3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14673  3.80%
Rarity 14628  3.79%
Incuse 13798  3.58%
High Relief 13560  3.52%
Coin drop 13547  3.51%
Reverse Cameo 13064  3.39%
Obverse or Face side 12835  3.33%