Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1041574 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) 55313 13.58%
Silver Clad 32252 7.92%
Coin Silver 24342 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23267 5.71%
BN 22834 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21855 5.37%
RB 21301 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18323 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18026 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17091 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16946 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16023 3.93%
Rarity 16023 3.93%
PQ 15850 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15598 3.83%
Incuse 14911 3.66%
Coin drop 14645 3.60%
High Relief 14528 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14212 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13948 3.42%