Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1109273 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) 55951  13.28%
Silver Clad 32852  7.80%
Coin Silver 24907  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23838  5.66%
BN 23409  5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22349  5.30%
RB 21856  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18831  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18805  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17662  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17469  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 16925  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16794  3.99%
Rarity 16691  3.96%
PQ 16396  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16089  3.82%
Incuse 15425  3.66%
Coin drop 15252  3.62%
High Relief 15048  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14788  3.51%