Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1078993 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) 55666  13.46%
Silver Clad 32556  7.87%
Coin Silver 24670  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23566  5.70%
BN 23138  5.59%
Encapsulated Coin 22125  5.35%
RB 21600  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18591  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18510  4.47%
Reeded Edge 17409  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17238  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16456  3.98%
Rarity 16381  3.96%
PQ 16152  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15875  3.84%
Incuse 15173  3.67%
Coin drop 14981  3.62%
High Relief 14822  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14524  3.51%
Obverse or Face side 14231  3.44%