Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1084316 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) 55726  13.43%
Silver Clad 32648  7.87%
Coin Silver 24720  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23629  5.70%
BN 23221  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22178  5.35%
RB 21648  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18635  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18584  4.48%
Reeded Edge 17464  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17285  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16502  3.98%
Rarity 16450  3.97%
PQ 16203  3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15923  3.84%
Incuse 15221  3.67%
Coin drop 15039  3.63%
High Relief 14869  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14585  3.52%
Obverse or Face side 14272  3.44%