Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1008333 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) 55011  13.68%
Silver Clad 32002  7.96%
Coin Silver 24087  5.99%
Slabbed Coins 22989  5.72%
BN 22566  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21635  5.38%
RB 20987  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18084  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17795  4.43%
Reeded Edge 16838  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16744  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15793  3.93%
Rarity 15635  3.89%
PQ 15614  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15368  3.82%
Incuse 14664  3.65%
Coin drop 14391  3.58%
High Relief 14305  3.56%
Reverse Cameo 13952  3.47%
Obverse or Face side 13639  3.39%