Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 970659 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)	54695	13.81%
Silver Clad	31721	8.01%
Coin Silver	23802	6.01%
Slabbed Coins	22674	5.73%
BN	22230	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21380	5.40%
RB	20608	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17821	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17461	4.41%
Reeded Edge	16550	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16500	4.17%
PQ	15344	3.88%
Rarity	15274	3.86%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15179	3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15113	3.82%
Incuse	14353	3.63%
Coin drop	14081	3.56%
High Relief	14026	3.54%
Reverse Cameo	13618	3.44%
Obverse or Face side	13338	3.37%