Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1023398 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) 55140 13.64%
Silver Clad 32107 7.94%
Coin Silver 24187 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23118 5.72%
BN 22688 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21723 5.37%
RB 21138 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18175 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17903 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16940 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16837 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15887 3.93%
Rarity 15813 3.91%
PQ 15715 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15467 3.82%
Incuse 14775 3.65%
Coin drop 14493 3.58%
High Relief 14399 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14067 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 13792 3.41%