Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1024985 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) 55155 13.63%
Silver Clad 32120 7.94%
Coin Silver 24199 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23126 5.72%
BN 22699 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21733 5.37%
RB 21147 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18181 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17909 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16950 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16843 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15893 3.93%
Rarity 15821 3.91%
PQ 15722 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15479 3.83%
Incuse 14783 3.65%
Coin drop 14504 3.59%
High Relief 14404 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14074 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 13807 3.41%