Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1103645 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) 55893  13.30%
Silver Clad 32802  7.80%
Coin Silver 24857  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23776  5.66%
BN 23359  5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22301  5.31%
RB 21808  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18788  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18768  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17614  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17414  4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16875  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16731  3.98%
Rarity 16642  3.96%
PQ 16354  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16048  3.82%
Incuse 15377  3.66%
Coin drop 15196  3.62%
High Relief 15003  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14741  3.51%