Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1089737 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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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55774	13.34%
Silver Clad	32689	7.82%
Coin Silver	24755	5.92%
Slabbed Coins	23667	5.66%
BN	23264	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22206	5.31%
RB	21685	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18668	4.46%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18656	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17496	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17314	4.14%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16567	3.96%
Rarity	16493	3.94%
PQ	16242	3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15961	3.82%
Incuse	15257	3.65%
Coin drop	15079	3.61%
High Relief	14907	3.56%
Reverse Cameo	14626	3.50%
Obverse or Face side	14319	3.42%