Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1154913 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) 56373  13.13%
Silver Clad 33237  7.74%
Coin Silver 25327  5.90%
Slabbed Coins 24248  5.65%
BN 23778  5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22727  5.29%
RB 22242  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19238  4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19113  4.45%
Reeded Edge 18052  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17832  4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17265  4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17248  4.02%
Rarity 17166  4.00%
PQ 16772  3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16423  3.83%
Incuse 15813  3.68%
Coin drop 15709  3.66%
High Relief 15423  3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15191  3.54%