Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1062811 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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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55518	13.52%
Silver Clad	32417	7.89%
Coin Silver	24532	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23415	5.70%
BN	23001	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	21999	5.36%
RB	21462	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18475	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18193	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17278	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17104	4.17%
Rarity	16218	3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16205	3.95%
PQ	16014	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15751	3.84%
Incuse	15048	3.66%
Coin drop	14834	3.61%
High Relief	14690	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14366	3.50%
Obverse or Face side	14113	3.44%