Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 959735 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) 54574  13.86%
Silver Clad 31618  8.03%
Coin Silver 23705  6.02%
Slabbed Coins 22564  5.73%
BN 22104  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21294  5.41%
RB 20486  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17719  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17351  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16449  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16401  4.17%
PQ 15235  3.87%
Rarity 15135  3.84%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15077  3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15015  3.81%
Incuse 14231  3.61%
Coin drop 13969  3.55%
High Relief 13919  3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13492  3.43%
Obverse or Face side 13217  3.36%