Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1066423 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) 55547  13.51%
Silver Clad 32452  7.89%
Coin Silver 24561  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23448  5.70%
BN 23023  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22025  5.36%
RB 21491  5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18494  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18303  4.45%
Reeded Edge 17309  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17131  4.17%
Rarity 16247  3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16228  3.95%
PQ 16046  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15778  3.84%
Incuse 15071  3.66%
Coin drop 14870  3.62%
High Relief 14724  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14393  3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14137  3.44%