Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1065410 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) 55537  13.51%
Silver Clad 32447  7.89%
Coin Silver 24553  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23444  5.70%
BN 23020  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22019  5.36%
RB 21484  5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18492  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18300  4.45%
Reeded Edge 17298  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17129  4.17%
Rarity 16241  3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16225  3.95%
PQ 16040  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15771  3.84%
Incuse 15065  3.66%
Coin drop 14866  3.62%
High Relief 14719  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14386  3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14129  3.44%