Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 947926 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) 54429  13.92%
Silver Clad 31514  8.06%
Coin Silver 23596  6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22446  5.74%
BN 21988  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21212  5.42%
RB 20344  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17600  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17226  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16335  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16297  4.17%
PQ 15100  3.86%
Rarity 14957  3.82%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14931  3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14915  3.81%
Incuse 14083  3.60%
Coin drop 13842  3.54%
High Relief 13810  3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13376  3.42%
Obverse or Face side 13084  3.35%