Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1024211 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) 55149 13.63%
Silver Clad 32116 7.94%
Coin Silver 24194 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23123 5.72%
BN 22695 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21729 5.37%
RB 21144 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18177 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17907 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16947 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16842 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15891 3.93%
Rarity 15819 3.91%
PQ 15718 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15475 3.83%
Incuse 14780 3.65%
Coin drop 14500 3.58%
High Relief 14403 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14072 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 13801 3.41%