Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1083106 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) 55703  13.44%
Silver Clad 32634  7.87%
Coin Silver 24710  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23610  5.70%
BN 23207  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22164  5.35%
RB 21637  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18625  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18566  4.48%
Reeded Edge 17447  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17273  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16490  3.98%
Rarity 16431  3.96%
PQ 16192  3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15909  3.84%
Incuse 15211  3.67%
Coin drop 15023  3.62%
High Relief 14855  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14571  3.52%
Obverse or Face side 14264  3.44%