Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1155546 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) 56393  13.13%
Silver Clad 33251  7.74%
Coin Silver 25341  5.90%
Slabbed Coins 24261  5.65%
BN 23793  5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22735  5.29%
RB 22255  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19256  4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19129  4.45%
Reeded Edge 18063  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17844  4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17279  4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17262  4.02%
Rarity 17182  4.00%
PQ 16786  3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16436  3.83%
Incuse 15823  3.68%
Coin drop 15715  3.66%
High Relief 15440  3.60%
Reverse Cameo 15209  3.54%