Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1126647 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) 56090  13.23%
Silver Clad 32982  7.78%
Coin Silver 25059  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23981  5.66%
BN 23532  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22479  5.30%
RB 21987  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18965  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18918  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17799  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17607  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17023  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16979  4.00%
Rarity 16851  3.97%
PQ 16526  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16215  3.82%
Incuse 15554  3.67%
Coin drop 15405  3.63%
High Relief 15176  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14920  3.52%