Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 999087 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) 54935  13.71%
Silver Clad 31935  7.97%
Coin Silver 24013  5.99%
Slabbed Coins 22920  5.72%
BN 22481  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21572  5.38%
RB 20899  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18012  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17712  4.42%
Reeded Edge 16766  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16681  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15710  3.92%
Rarity 15545  3.88%
PQ 15540  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15304  3.82%
Incuse 14594  3.64%
Coin drop 14309  3.57%
High Relief 14233  3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13869  3.46%
Obverse or Face side 13546  3.38%