Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1135050 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) 56157 13.20%
Silver Clad 33048 7.77%
Coin Silver 25133 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24059 5.66%
BN 23590 5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22539 5.30%
RB 22050 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19043 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18963 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17858 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17656 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17079 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17055 4.01%
Rarity 16944 3.98%
PQ 16587 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16271 3.82%
Incuse 15625 3.67%
Coin drop 15487 3.64%
High Relief 15239 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14988 3.52%