Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1126302 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) 56085  13.23%
Silver Clad 32980  7.78%
Coin Silver 25055  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23980  5.66%
BN 23529  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22476  5.30%
RB 21986  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18958  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18914  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17797  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17603  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17020  4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16973  4.00%
Rarity 16849  3.97%
PQ 16520  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16213  3.82%
Incuse 15552  3.67%
Coin drop 15399  3.63%
High Relief 15172  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14916  3.52%