Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1048634 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)	55389	13.56%
Silver Clad	32312	7.91%
Coin Silver	24407	5.98%
Slabbed Coins	23319	5.71%
BN	22894	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21896	5.36%
RB	21352	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18375	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18085	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17151	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16997	4.16%
Rarity	16099	3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16080	3.94%
PQ	15896	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15654	3.83%
Incuse	14958	3.66%
Coin drop	14701	3.60%
High Relief	14570	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14259	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	14003	3.43%