Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1082558 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) 55698  13.44%
Silver Clad 32624  7.87%
Coin Silver 24706  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23600  5.69%
BN 23203  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22157  5.35%
RB 21632  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18623  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18546  4.48%
Reeded Edge 17442  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17268  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16485  3.98%
Rarity 16422  3.96%
PQ 16187  3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15902  3.84%
Incuse 15207  3.67%
Coin drop 15017  3.62%
High Relief 14848  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14564  3.51%
Obverse or Face side 14259  3.44%