Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1038892 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) 55287 13.59%
Silver Clad 32227 7.92%
Coin Silver 24318 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23243 5.71%
BN 22811 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21831 5.37%
RB 21273 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18285 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18004 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17063 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16929 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15997 3.93%
Rarity 15982 3.93%
PQ 15825 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15575 3.83%
Incuse 14883 3.66%
Coin drop 14616 3.59%
High Relief 14503 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14190 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13922 3.42%