Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1098777 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) 55867  13.31%
Silver Clad 32769  7.81%
Coin Silver 24823  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23747  5.66%
BN 23330  5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22266  5.31%
RB 21772  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18747  4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18741  4.47%
Reeded Edge 17573  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17387  4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16849  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16669  3.97%
Rarity 16605  3.96%
PQ 16319  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16021  3.82%
Incuse 15340  3.66%
Coin drop 15165  3.61%
High Relief 14975  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14705  3.50%