Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1110391 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) 55961  13.27%
Silver Clad 32865  7.79%
Coin Silver 24921  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23851  5.66%
BN 23424  5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22360  5.30%
RB 21864  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18842  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18817  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17673  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17477  4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16937  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16810  3.99%
Rarity 16711  3.96%
PQ 16406  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16108  3.82%
Incuse 15439  3.66%
Coin drop 15265  3.62%
High Relief 15058  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14796  3.51%