Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1111116 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) 55969  13.27%
Silver Clad 32872  7.79%
Coin Silver 24926  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23861  5.66%
BN 23432  5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22371  5.30%
RB 21871  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18853  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18824  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17678  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17488  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 16942  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16823  3.99%
Rarity 16722  3.96%
PQ 16415  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16118  3.82%
Incuse 15445  3.66%
Coin drop 15274  3.62%
High Relief 15061  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14806  3.51%