Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 859900 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) 52716 14.53%
Silver Clad 30195 8.32%
Coin Silver 22197 6.12%
Slabbed Coins 21066 5.81%
BN 20430 5.63%
Encapsulated Coin 19926 5.49%
RB 18849 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16230 4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15728 4.34%
Reeded Edge 14994 4.13%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14951 4.12%
PQ 13769 3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13641 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13602 3.75%
Rarity 13239 3.65%
Incuse 12642 3.49%
High Relief 12530 3.45%
Coin drop 12362 3.41%
Reverse Cameo 11883 3.28%
Obverse or Face side 11783 3.25%