Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1025515 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) 55160 13.63%
Silver Clad 32126 7.94%
Coin Silver 24207 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23132 5.72%
BN 22707 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21742 5.37%
RB 21152 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18186 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17917 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16962 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16846 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15898 3.93%
Rarity 15826 3.91%
PQ 15730 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15483 3.83%
Incuse 14789 3.65%
Coin drop 14510 3.59%
High Relief 14411 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14078 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 13814 3.41%