Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1073269 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) 55603  13.47%
Silver Clad 32501  7.88%
Coin Silver 24620  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23513  5.70%
BN 23088  5.59%
Encapsulated Coin 22074  5.35%
RB 21546  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18542  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18456  4.47%
Reeded Edge 17361  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17181  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16398  3.97%
Rarity 16317  3.95%
PQ 16108  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15826  3.84%
Incuse 15126  3.67%
Coin drop 14929  3.62%
High Relief 14772  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14454  3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14188  3.44%