Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1069233 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) 55567  13.49%
Silver Clad 32474  7.88%
Coin Silver 24586  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23472  5.70%
BN 23050  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22044  5.35%
RB 21518  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18511  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18417  4.47%
Reeded Edge 17332  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17153  4.16%
Rarity 16273  3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16256  3.95%
PQ 16065  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15798  3.84%
Incuse 15092  3.66%
Coin drop 14889  3.62%
High Relief 14743  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14421  3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14161  3.44%