Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1013379 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) 55061  13.66%
Silver Clad 32037  7.95%
Coin Silver 24126  5.99%
Slabbed Coins 23026  5.71%
BN 22618  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21663  5.38%
RB 21035  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18117  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17836  4.43%
Reeded Edge 16876  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16784  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15826  3.93%
Rarity 15692  3.89%
PQ 15645  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15409  3.82%
Incuse 14706  3.65%
Coin drop 14427  3.58%
High Relief 14342  3.56%
Reverse Cameo 13999  3.47%
Obverse or Face side 13711  3.40%