Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1154241 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) 56366  13.14%
Silver Clad 33229  7.74%
Coin Silver 25316  5.90%
Slabbed Coins 24237  5.65%
BN 23769  5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22720  5.30%
RB 22235  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19229  4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19104  4.45%
Reeded Edge 18042  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17822  4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17256  4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17238  4.02%
Rarity 17159  4.00%
PQ 16760  3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16418  3.83%
Incuse 15806  3.68%
Coin drop 15700  3.66%
High Relief 15416  3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15182  3.54%