Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1118261 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) 56024  13.25%
Silver Clad 32924  7.79%
Coin Silver 24981  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23913  5.66%
BN 23480  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22422  5.30%
RB 21924  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18900  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18862  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17739  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17535  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 16977  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16886  3.99%
Rarity 16780  3.97%
PQ 16462  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16155  3.82%
Incuse 15488  3.66%
Coin drop 15331  3.63%
High Relief 15115  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14852  3.51%