Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1076239 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) 55639  13.47%
Silver Clad 32529  7.87%
Coin Silver 24645  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23542  5.70%
BN 23112  5.59%
Encapsulated Coin 22097  5.35%
RB 21575  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18565  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18491  4.48%
Reeded Edge 17388  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17212  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16432  3.98%
Rarity 16352  3.96%
PQ 16133  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15856  3.84%
Incuse 15153  3.67%
Coin drop 14955  3.62%
High Relief 14801  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14486  3.51%
Obverse or Face side 14211  3.44%