Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1059134 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) 55479 13.53%
Silver Clad 32385 7.90%
Coin Silver 24489 5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23384 5.70%
BN 22970 5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 21964 5.36%
RB 21424 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18434 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18145 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17236 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17066 4.16%
Rarity 16192 3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16165 3.94%
PQ 15975 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15715 3.83%
Incuse 15014 3.66%
Coin drop 14797 3.61%
High Relief 14654 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14330 3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14073 3.43%