Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1101859 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) 55886  13.30%
Silver Clad 32792  7.81%
Coin Silver 24845  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23769  5.66%
BN 23351  5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22293  5.31%
RB 21797  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18771  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18762  4.47%
Reeded Edge 17600  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17407  4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16869  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16706  3.98%
Rarity 16625  3.96%
PQ 16346  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16037  3.82%
Incuse 15362  3.66%
Coin drop 15186  3.61%
High Relief 14998  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14732  3.51%