Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1070045 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) 55580  13.49%
Silver Clad 32483  7.88%
Coin Silver 24596  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23484  5.70%
BN 23063  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22059  5.35%
RB 21524  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18523  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18429  4.47%
Reeded Edge 17340  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17165  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16363  3.97%
Rarity 16287  3.95%
PQ 16078  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15806  3.84%
Incuse 15106  3.67%
Coin drop 14902  3.62%
High Relief 14753  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14431  3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14170  3.44%