Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1071224 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) 55587  13.48%
Silver Clad 32490  7.88%
Coin Silver 24604  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23497  5.70%
BN 23071  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22064  5.35%
RB 21532  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18530  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18435  4.47%
Reeded Edge 17345  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17172  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16372  3.97%
Rarity 16295  3.95%
PQ 16087  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15814  3.84%
Incuse 15111  3.67%
Coin drop 14913  3.62%
High Relief 14762  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14437  3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14173  3.44%