Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1076959 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) 55643  13.46%
Silver Clad 32535  7.87%
Coin Silver 24649  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23542  5.70%
BN 23118  5.59%
Encapsulated Coin 22106  5.35%
RB 21578  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18576  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18491  4.47%
Reeded Edge 17392  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17213  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16435  3.98%
Rarity 16358  3.96%
PQ 16133  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15856  3.84%
Incuse 15155  3.67%
Coin drop 14964  3.62%
High Relief 14802  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14487  3.51%
Obverse or Face side 14216  3.44%