Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1153077 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) 56349  13.14%
Silver Clad 33216  7.75%
Coin Silver 25308  5.90%
Slabbed Coins 24228  5.65%
BN 23758  5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22703  5.29%
RB 22225  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19213  4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19094  4.45%
Reeded Edge 18031  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17809  4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17244  4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17225  4.02%
Rarity 17148  4.00%
PQ 16753  3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16410  3.83%
Incuse 15797  3.68%
Coin drop 15691  3.66%
High Relief 15408  3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15171  3.54%