Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1054441 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)	55434	13.55%
Silver Clad	32344	7.90%
Coin Silver	24443	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23349	5.71%
BN	22934	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21932	5.36%
RB	21383	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18405	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18119	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17195	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17022	4.16%
Rarity	16146	3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16118	3.94%
PQ	15939	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15681	3.83%
Incuse	14981	3.66%
Coin drop	14748	3.60%
High Relief	14608	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14290	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	14036	3.43%