Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1140357 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) 56207 13.18%
Silver Clad 33089 7.76%
Coin Silver 25185 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24096 5.65%
BN 23637 5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22584 5.30%
RB 22096 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19079 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18996 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17903 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17696 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17114 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17112 4.01%
Rarity 16999 3.99%
PQ 16631 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16302 3.82%
Incuse 15668 3.67%
Coin drop 15533 3.64%
High Relief 15278 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 15034 3.53%