Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1090875 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

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55783 13.33%
Silver Clad 32702 7.82%
Coin Silver 24761 5.92%
Slabbed Coins 23677 5.66%
BN 23274 5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22213 5.31%
RB 21701 5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18684 4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18675 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17507 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17327 4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16791 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16590 3.97%
Rarity 16517 3.95%
PQ 16252 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15967 3.82%
Incuse 15273 3.65%
Coin drop 15095 3.61%
High Relief 14922 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14640 3.50%