Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1108575 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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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55943	13.28%
Silver Clad	32847	7.80%
Coin Silver	24903	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23837	5.66%
BN	23408	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22345	5.30%
RB	21849	5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18825	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18804	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17657	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17464	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	16917	4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16785	3.98%
Rarity	16685	3.96%
PQ	16392	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16086	3.82%
Incuse	15414	3.66%
Coin drop	15244	3.62%
High Relief	15044	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14785	3.51%