Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1127446 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) 56097  13.22%
Silver Clad 32988  7.78%
Coin Silver 25072  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23995  5.66%
BN 23542  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22490  5.30%
RB 21997  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18974  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18926  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17808  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17611  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17029  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16988  4.00%
Rarity 16862  3.97%
PQ 16531  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16227  3.83%
Incuse 15564  3.67%
Coin drop 15413  3.63%
High Relief 15182  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14930  3.52%