Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 956951 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) 54548  13.88%
Silver Clad 31603  8.04%
Coin Silver 23688  6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22543  5.73%
BN 22088  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21282  5.41%
RB 20471  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17687  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17329  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16434  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16384  4.17%
PQ 15212  3.87%
Rarity 15096  3.84%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15045  3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14997  3.81%
Incuse 14209  3.61%
Coin drop 13945  3.55%
High Relief 13899  3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13472  3.43%
Obverse or Face side 13188  3.35%