Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1100349 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) 55877 13.31%
Silver Clad 32780 7.81%
Coin Silver 24839 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23761 5.66%
BN 23342 5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22281 5.31%
RB 21791 5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18764 4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18756 4.47%
Reeded Edge 17584 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17396 4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16858 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16696 3.98%
Rarity 16617 3.96%
PQ 16335 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16032 3.82%
Incuse 15354 3.66%
Coin drop 15175 3.61%
High Relief 14988 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14719 3.50%