Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1122246 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

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56055  13.24%
Silver Clad 32949  7.78%
Coin Silver 25016  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23945  5.66%
BN 23500  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22453  5.30%
RB 21953  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18925  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18889  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17765  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17572  4.15%
Obverse or Face side 16998  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16928  4.00%
Rarity 16815  3.97%
PQ 16495  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16175  3.82%
Incuse 15519  3.67%
Coin drop 15360  3.63%
High Relief 15144  3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14880  3.51%