Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 930846 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) 54190  14.00%
Silver Clad 31325  8.09%
Coin Silver 23394  6.04%
Slabbed Coins 22231  5.74%
BN 21762  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21029  5.43%
RB 20114  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17419  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17022  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16128  4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16118  4.16%
PQ 14887  3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14742  3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14738  3.81%
Rarity 14709  3.80%
Incuse 13873  3.58%
High Relief 13623  3.52%
Coin drop 13616  3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13139  3.39%
Obverse or Face side 12897  3.33%