Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1130852 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) 56129  13.21%
Silver Clad 33017  7.77%
Coin Silver 25099  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24021  5.66%
BN 23559  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22514  5.30%
RB 22019  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18996  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18944  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17829  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17628  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17051  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17014  4.01%
Rarity 16894  3.98%
PQ 16555  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16245  3.82%
Incuse 15589  3.67%
Coin drop 15451  3.64%
High Relief 15211  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14956  3.52%