Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1114856 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) 55992  13.26%
Silver Clad 32898  7.79%
Coin Silver 24954  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23891  5.66%
BN 23448  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22388  5.30%
RB 21895  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18870  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18840  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17704  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17509  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 16958  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16850  3.99%
Rarity 16752  3.97%
PQ 16436  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16133  3.82%
Incuse 15466  3.66%
Coin drop 15298  3.62%
High Relief 15089  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14824  3.51%