Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1032315 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) 55213 13.61%
Silver Clad 32168 7.93%
Coin Silver 24261 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23181 5.71%
BN 22763 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21784 5.37%
RB 21220 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18227 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17957 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17011 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16884 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15940 3.93%
Rarity 15904 3.92%
PQ 15778 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15515 3.82%
Incuse 14834 3.66%
Coin drop 14555 3.59%
High Relief 14450 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14138 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13864 3.42%