Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1053415 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) 55427  13.55%
Silver Clad 32339  7.91%
Coin Silver 24437  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23345  5.71%
BN 22922  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 21928  5.36%
RB 21371  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18399  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18111  4.43%
Reeded Edge 17186  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17017  4.16%
Rarity 16138  3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16111  3.94%
PQ 15933  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15676  3.83%
Incuse 14976  3.66%
Coin drop 14742  3.60%
High Relief 14603  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14285  3.49%
Obverse or Face side 14027  3.43%