Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1023082 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) 55132 13.64%
Silver Clad 32100 7.94%
Coin Silver 24184 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23112 5.72%
BN 22686 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21719 5.37%
RB 21137 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18169 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17898 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16934 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16832 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15883 3.93%
Rarity 15811 3.91%
PQ 15710 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15462 3.82%
Incuse 14771 3.65%
Coin drop 14488 3.58%
High Relief 14391 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14060 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 13787 3.41%