Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1086190 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) 55754  13.42%
Silver Clad 32674  7.87%
Coin Silver 24738  5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23644  5.69%
BN 23244  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22190  5.34%
RB 21671  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18656  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18622  4.48%
Reeded Edge 17478  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17304  4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16537  3.98%
Rarity 16473  3.97%
PQ 16227  3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15943  3.84%
Incuse 15240  3.67%
Coin drop 15062  3.63%
High Relief 14888  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14609  3.52%
Obverse or Face side 14296  3.44%