Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1092191 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) 55792  13.33%
Silver Clad 32711  7.81%
Coin Silver 24771  5.92%
Slabbed Coins 23686  5.66%
BN 23280  5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22220  5.31%
RB 21710  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18695  4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18687  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17517  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17333  4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16798  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16602  3.97%
Rarity 16536  3.95%
PQ 16260  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15974  3.82%
Incuse 15283  3.65%
Coin drop 15106  3.61%
High Relief 14930  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14647  3.50%