Please help with abbreviations on coins..
0ronron
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I have inherited a coin collection and am trying to decipher what the reference numbers and letters go to..
RPD283
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Look like a dealer's inventory code.
The RPD might be Repunched Date.
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Don
The other one is probably a price or inventory code.
Lots of dealers use a letter code... pick a word or two of 10 or more characters, with no repeats (or just ignore the repeats)
Coming from that other thread
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D=0
U=1
M=2
P-3
so if you paid $35, you code it PT and then add a few noise letters to obscure it.
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When somebody offers you $40, you know you at least cover your costs. $30 doesn't fly.
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RPD could be repunched date... Give us a magnified picture of the date and we can check it out... The other is a dealers inventory code and not relevant to anyone else. Cheers, RickO
My guess is re-punched D mintmark.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
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bob
$302 is pretty dear for a raw 40-D that is claimed to be MS65. Half that price is more reasonable.
Unless it is the repunched mintmark 40-D. Then it is more sensible.
So I go along with Mark. It might be a RePunched-D. Often the repunch on this coin is pretty obvious. Take a look.
Lance.