Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1116606 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) 56006  13.25%
Silver Clad 32912  7.79%
Coin Silver 24969  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23905  5.66%
BN 23465  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22405  5.30%
RB 21909  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18886  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18853  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17723  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17523  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 16971  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16873  3.99%
Rarity 16766  3.97%
PQ 16448  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16147  3.82%
Incuse 15479  3.66%
Coin drop 15317  3.62%
High Relief 15103  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14841  3.51%