Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1130083 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) 56119  13.22%
Silver Clad 33004  7.77%
Coin Silver 25096  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24015  5.66%
BN 23557  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22507  5.30%
RB 22014  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18990  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18941  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17825  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17623  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17045  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17005  4.00%
Rarity 16885  3.98%
PQ 16551  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16242  3.82%
Incuse 15584  3.67%
Coin drop 15447  3.64%
High Relief 15201  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14951  3.52%