Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 887086 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) 53405  14.33%
Silver Clad 30670  8.23%
Coin Silver 22682  6.09%
Slabbed Coins 21534  5.78%
BN 20945  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20375  5.47%
RB 19333  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16717  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16267  4.37%
Reeded Edge 15475  4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15413  4.14%
PQ 14215  3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14081  3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14045  3.77%
Rarity 13806  3.71%
Incuse 13114  3.52%
High Relief 12954  3.48%
Coin drop 12937  3.47%
Reverse Cameo 12382  3.32%
Obverse or Face side 12247  3.29%