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numismatic phrases that really make you angry when missused
GoldenEyeNumismatics
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mine are "rainbow toner," "monster toned" or "beautifully toned"
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pq for the grade
adjustment marks
under-graded
uncirculated
and it sets us apart from practitioners and consultants. Gregor
Miles
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
Calling anything that's round and metallic a coin. The TV people are really bad about this. C'mon, folks, if it ain't government-issue legal tender from some country at some particular time, then it ain't a coin!
It might be pretty, it might be collectible, and it might contain precious metal or be valuable for some other reason. But it's a token or a medal or medallion or something else. Don't call it a coin if it isn't!
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
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Rainbow
PQ
Origional
Atractive
Rare
David
Ed. S.
(EJS)
<< <i>Coin.
Calling anything that's round and metallic a coin. The TV people are really bad about this. C'mon, folks, if it ain't government-issue legal tender from some country at some particular time, then it ain't a coin! >>
What about territorial gold? (Not counting Humbert, USAOG, or Kohler of course)
(There probably is some socio-linguistic point I I thinking about here.)
Ed. S.
(EJS)
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
<< <i>What about territorial gold? (Not counting Humbert, USAOG, or Kohler of course)
(There probably is some socio-linguistic point I I thinking about here.) >>
Good point. I suppose these could be "coins" since they do have a denomination on them, and they did circulate as legal tender for a time, even if they weren't government-issue.
Mostly it's the NASCAR "coins" or Super Bowl "coins" or the "Hey, I have a coin you should see- it has the World Trade Center on it" that I get tired of.
Not that there's anything wrong with NASCAR or Super Bowl or WTC medals/token/thingies if that floats your boat. But quit callin' 'em coins.
As to the "penny" versus "cent" nomenclature, I find myself lapsing into that one sometimes, it is so widespread.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
PQ
High-end PQ
NEWPS
AU/Unc...Well, which is it?
Rare
Original skin
Monster ANYTHING
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
You'd be amazed how often we hear this.
VERY HIGH END!
VERY RARE+ORIGINAL!
A GLITTERING GEM!
SUPERB
SUPERB PLUS!
ALMOST A FULL GEM!
ORIGINAL+PRETTY!
SUPERIOR QUALITY!
SENSATIONAL!
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Some terms although used correctly get me to the same place - Good 5, Fine 19, Very Fine 39, etc..
To top things off I even saw an MS59!
<< <i>Penny when refering to the cent. I can understand when the general public does this but a coin collector should know better. >>
I have always called them a cent with one exception. Even to this day for some odd reason, it's a "wheat penny" to me.
Rob
I believe most coins considered uncirculated were in circulation at some point in time.
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Unique
Rainbow toned
Monster toned
Lock <insert next highest grade, or more
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
"Found in an Original BU Roll"
I get that all day long from the public that calls
or emails with their error coins that have been
hit with a hammer, acid treated, pressed, cut,
....you name it.......They found it in a "BU something"
I joke about this '99 SBA I got in change from the Post Office vending Machine. It looked all right, so I sent it in along with some Modern stiff, and it came back PCGS MS65 -- now I proudly refer to that coin as being from the "Postal Service" hoard.
I guess the "First Strike", "Early Release", et. al. is the ultimate silliness in this progression. I can't find anyone who actually cares, except that they beleive they can find someone else who cares. It's grade-A tulips!
Cheers!
Rex
Rex
Dimple...it's DEEP MIRROR PROOF LIKE!
double die -- for strike doubling
finest known -- when applied by a seller whose assessment is strictly limitied to the PCGS population report
coin doctor -- labeling a PVC dipper with this three strikes charge as if he deceptively applied a fake mint mark
semiprooflike -- if you can get a luster flare at a select angle
original red -- attributed to early copper coins that could not have survived without some toning brown to the present day without cleaning and lacquering
die gouge -- used for a simple die scratc or die polish line
die polish lines -- used for cleaning marks on the coin
cabinet friction -- for market acceptable cleaning of a rare coin
cherrypick -- when bought fully attributed
ripped -- when you really bought the coin at a fair asking price as represented
restrike -- I HATE THIS ONE when it is applied to counterfeits created in the 19th century for collectors by folks like Joseph Mickley
investment quality -- way overapplied
Could also split hairs on penny and Colonial as well as the misnamed Mercury dime and Buffalo nickel.
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bust
pos
skin
and the worst, whiz. Can't we just leave body functions and parts out of this?
Apropos of the coin posse/aka caca: "The longer he spoke of his honor, the tighter I held to my purse."
material-"I couldn't find enough material I could buy at the last show"...Please, just say "coins"...
Disclaimer: "Material" allowed if user of term is a Pillsbury Doughboy wannabe.
penny-"Penny collecting is for kids"...Really?I guess I better grow up and start smelling the coffee.
rare-"I only have a hundred of these rarities in stock"...Okay. I want to see all of 'em. I'm very picky, you know.
snagged-"I snagged this one at the bottom of the (put name of river here)"...I once snagged a 10 pound channel cat at that very place.
specimen-"This specimen is sure to please the fussiest collector."...I see what you mean. I really do like the pea green toning on this specimen.
Big Kahuna Disclaimer: No offense intended to anyone here who uses, or has used, the words discussed above. We are all on different learning curves.
"Big Kahuna"... I kind of like it...
“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” – William Arthur Ward
This quote reminds us that change is inevitable, often necessary, and can be a catalyst for growth. Adapt. Self-reflect. Be proactive.
“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” – William Arthur Ward
This quote reminds us that change is inevitable, often necessary, and can be a catalyst for growth. Adapt. Self-reflect. Be proactive.
"Sour grapes" --recently I've been seeing this on this board a lot. Quite misused in the context I see it being used in.
Lincoln set Colorless Set
and a ebay seller who has 15 PCGS slabs, and in the titles says they are all undergraded
PQ
Tribute Proof
As in:
1884 S Morgan Dollar Tribute Proof
"Amazingly only 880 proofs from 1884 are known to exist today. Making each
extremely valuable!"
Only $9.95.
-JRR Tolkien
<< <i>First Strike >>
<< <i>Tribute Proof
As in:
1884 S Morgan Dollar Tribute Proof
"Amazingly only 880 proofs from 1884 are known to exist today. Making each
extremely valuable!"
Only $9.95. >>
Man, that's a steal. You should feel lucky you found that eBay auction before anyone else did!
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