Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1044038 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) 55348  13.58%
Silver Clad 32270  7.91%
Coin Silver 24357  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23287  5.71%
BN 22861  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21870  5.36%
RB 21322  5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18341  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18048  4.43%
Reeded Edge 17117  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16967  4.16%
Rarity 16052  3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16044  3.94%
PQ 15866  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15617  3.83%
Incuse 14927  3.66%
Coin drop 14667  3.60%
High Relief 14545  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14227  3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13966  3.43%