Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1085584 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) 55742  13.43%
Silver Clad 32664  7.87%
Coin Silver 24734  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23638  5.69%
BN 23236  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22185  5.34%
RB 21665  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18647  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18594  4.48%
Reeded Edge 17475  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17294  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16522  3.98%
Rarity 16468  3.97%
PQ 16216  3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15933  3.84%
Incuse 15236  3.67%
Coin drop 15056  3.63%
High Relief 14881  3.59%
Reverse Cameo 14602  3.52%
Obverse or Face side 14289  3.44%