Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1073669 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) 55613  13.47%
Silver Clad 32508  7.88%
Coin Silver 24622  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23523  5.70%
BN 23091  5.59%
Encapsulated Coin 22077  5.35%
RB 21553  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18547  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18461  4.47%
Reeded Edge 17368  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17186  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16403  3.97%
Rarity 16323  3.95%
PQ 16112  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15835  3.84%
Incuse 15131  3.67%
Coin drop 14933  3.62%
High Relief 14777  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14460  3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14193  3.44%