Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 994239 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) 54900  13.73%
Silver Clad 31903  7.98%
Coin Silver 23976  5.99%
Slabbed Coins 22885  5.72%
BN 22448  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21542  5.39%
RB 20856  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17987  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17676  4.42%
Reeded Edge 16739  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16655  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15682  3.92%
PQ 15506  3.88%
Rarity 15506  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15282  3.82%
Incuse 14561  3.64%
Coin drop 14281  3.57%
High Relief 14203  3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13836  3.46%
Obverse or Face side 13514  3.38%