Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1153722 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) 56351  13.14%
Silver Clad 33220  7.74%
Coin Silver 25310  5.90%
Slabbed Coins 24231  5.65%
BN 23762  5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22706  5.29%
RB 22227  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19218  4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19096  4.45%
Reeded Edge 18038  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17814  4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17246  4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17227  4.02%
Rarity 17151  4.00%
PQ 16754  3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16411  3.83%
Incuse 15799  3.68%
Coin drop 15694  3.66%
High Relief 15409  3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15174  3.54%