Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1120509 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) 56041  13.24%
Silver Clad 32941  7.78%
Coin Silver 24999  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23934  5.66%
BN 23489  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22439  5.30%
RB 21941  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18919  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18875  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17755  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17552  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 16992  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16912  4.00%
Rarity 16802  3.97%
PQ 16477  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16166  3.82%
Incuse 15506  3.66%
Coin drop 15348  3.63%
High Relief 15131  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14865  3.51%