Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 988183 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) 54862  13.75%
Silver Clad 31866  7.99%
Coin Silver 23944  6.00%
Slabbed Coins 22846  5.73%
BN 22400  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21510  5.39%
RB 20802  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17952  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17635  4.42%
Reeded Edge 16702  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16627  4.17%
PQ 15476  3.88%
Rarity 15466  3.88%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15356  3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15251  3.82%
Incuse 14524  3.64%
Coin drop 14243  3.57%
High Relief 14168  3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13790  3.46%
Obverse or Face side 13479  3.38%