Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1056038 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) 55448 13.54%
Silver Clad 32356 7.90%
Coin Silver 24462 5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23361 5.71%
BN 22952 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21948 5.36%
RB 21397 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18415 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18127 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17212 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17042 4.16%
Rarity 16161 3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16137 3.94%
PQ 15953 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15696 3.83%
Incuse 14996 3.66%
Coin drop 14762 3.61%
High Relief 14624 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14308 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 14048 3.43%