Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1079751 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) 55675  13.45%
Silver Clad 32588  7.87%
Coin Silver 24680  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23578  5.70%
BN 23172  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22136  5.35%
RB 21608  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18601  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18520  4.47%
Reeded Edge 17419  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17249  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16466  3.98%
Rarity 16392  3.96%
PQ 16161  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15885  3.84%
Incuse 15183  3.67%
Coin drop 14994  3.62%
High Relief 14831  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14535  3.51%
Obverse or Face side 14240  3.44%