Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 980557 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) 54794  13.78%
Silver Clad 31802  8.00%
Coin Silver 23883  6.01%
Slabbed Coins 22777  5.73%
BN 22326  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21453  5.40%
RB 20716  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17887  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17553  4.42%
Reeded Edge 16632  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16570  4.17%
PQ 15416  3.88%
Rarity 15374  3.87%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15275  3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15201  3.82%
Incuse 14445  3.63%
Coin drop 14172  3.56%
High Relief 14102  3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13706  3.45%
Obverse or Face side 13412  3.37%