Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 992106 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) 54885  13.73%
Silver Clad 31885  7.98%
Coin Silver 23960  5.99%
Slabbed Coins 22865  5.72%
BN 22425  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21528  5.39%
RB 20832  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17968  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17654  4.42%
Reeded Edge 16722  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16640  4.16%
PQ 15491  3.88%
Rarity 15485  3.87%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15375  3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15267  3.82%
Incuse 14542  3.64%
Coin drop 14257  3.57%
High Relief 14185  3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13816  3.46%
Obverse or Face side 13495  3.38%