Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1143756 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) 56247 13.18%
Silver Clad 33124 7.76%
Coin Silver 25216 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24130 5.65%
BN 23670 5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22618 5.30%
RB 22141 5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19106 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19021 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17936 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17721 4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17142 4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17138 4.01%
Rarity 17044 3.99%
PQ 16666 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16326 3.82%
Incuse 15696 3.68%
Coin drop 15577 3.65%
High Relief 15307 3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15071 3.53%