Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1109920 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) 55959  13.28%
Silver Clad 32862  7.80%
Coin Silver 24911  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23847  5.66%
BN 23414  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22358  5.30%
RB 21861  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18840  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18814  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17670  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17475  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 16935  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16806  3.99%
Rarity 16704  3.96%
PQ 16403  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16101  3.82%
Incuse 15432  3.66%
Coin drop 15263  3.62%
High Relief 15056  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14793  3.51%