Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1107815 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) 55931  13.28%
Silver Clad 32837  7.80%
Coin Silver 24896  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23823  5.66%
BN 23397  5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22334  5.30%
RB 21841  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18817  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18799  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17651  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17453  4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16909  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16774  3.98%
Rarity 16673  3.96%
PQ 16386  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16079  3.82%
Incuse 15406  3.66%
Coin drop 15229  3.62%
High Relief 15036  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14775  3.51%