Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1131029 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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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	56129	13.21%
Silver Clad	33018	7.77%
Coin Silver	25101	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	24024	5.66%
BN	23564	5.55%
Encapsulated Coin	22515	5.30%
RB	22021	5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70)	19001	4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18946	4.46%
Reeded Edge	17833	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17629	4.15%
Obverse or Face side	17053	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	17015	4.01%
Rarity	16905	3.98%
PQ	16558	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16249	3.83%
Incuse	15593	3.67%
Coin drop	15455	3.64%
High Relief	15212	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14958	3.52%