***FORUM LINGO DICTIONARY***

Dawg144

Since there are a ton of terms specific to a coin message board that many people, including myself, don't know about, why don't we spell them out here? Hopefully, this will reduce the number of threads about people asking what certain abbreviations are. I'll try to copy subsequent posts onto the OP.

The most recent edit was on 08/18/22.

+1------------------------------------------------This thread is going to be deleted by a moderator, so I'll use it to raise my post count (see POOF)
11CP/11 Cent Piece------------------------Cent struck on a dime planchet
7070---------------------------------------------A reference to the popular Dansco #7070 album for major US type coins
ALT-----------------------------------------------Alternate ID
AGE/ASE/APE-----------------------------------American Gold/Silver/Platinum Eagle
ANA----------------------------------------------American Numismatic Association
AP-------------------------------------------------Authorized Purchaser, for US Mint products
AT/AW (see NT/NW)---------------------------Artificial Toning/Artificial Wear
ATB-----------------------------------------------America the Beautiful (Quarter Series, see Puck)
ATS-----------------------------------------------Across The Street (NGC Forum)
B&M----------------------------------------------Brick and mortar (usually a coin shop)
Bammed----------------------------------------Banned (removed by a moderator) from the forum
BB-------------------------------------------------Body Bag
BIN-----------------------------------------------Buy it now (eBay)
Bluefish --------------------------------------Symbol of the (obsolete) open forum
BM/BMP-----------------------------------------Branch Mint/Branch Mint Proof
Body Bag---------------------------------------A coin a grading service did not grade and holder, but returned in a plastic flip (see PCGS No Grade Codes)
BONGO-----------------------------------------Someone you haven't seen (Unfortunately...ask Ahooka454 for details)
BST-----------------------------------------------Buy/Sell/Trade
Bump--------------------------------------------A post to raise the thread to the top (see TTT)
BUT-----------------------------------------------Butt-ugly toning
CAC-----------------------------------------------Certified Acceptance Corporation
CAM----------------------------------------------Cameo contrast on proofs
carol---------------------------------------------carolj, (former) forum moderator
CBH----------------------------------------------Capped bust half dollar
CBH10c, CBHD---------------------------------Capped bust half dime
CircCam-----------------------------------------lordmarcovan's term to describe "a circulated coin with dark fields and lighter highlights"
Circle of Trust----------------------------------Self-explanatory close-knit community of forum members
CPG----------------------------------------------Cherry Picker's Guide, a book on die varieties
Crusty------------------------------------------A term used to describe the (often attractive) heavily toned surfaces of a coin
CS, C/S------------------------------------------Counterstamp, post-mint lettering or numbers punched into a coin's surface with a tool
Cull----------------------------------------------A heavily worn coin that was pulled from circulation
Darkside (See Liteside, Grayside)---------World coins
DCAM (See CAM, UCAM)---------------------Deep cameo
DMPL (See PL)---------------------------------Deep Mirror Prooflike
Doily---------------------------------------------Short-lived PCGS holder with doily design on label
Dreck--------------------------------------------Coin not worth owning
DW-----------------------------------------------Don Willis, president of PCGS
EDS-----------------------------------------------Early Die State
ER (See FS)-------------------------------------Early Release, which is NGC's version of First Strike
Fattie--------------------------------------------Old "fat" NGC holder
Farside (See Liteside, etc)-------------------Exonumia (e.g. tokens, medals, elongated coins)
FB-------------------------------------------------Full Bands for Mercury dimes
FBL-----------------------------------------------Full Bell Lines for Franklin halves
FE/FEC-------------------------------------------Flying Eagle Cent
FH-------------------------------------------------Full Head for Standing Liberty quarters
Fishscale----------------------------------------Three cent coin (see trime and trickle)
Fogetabout------------------------------------Forget about it
FL-------------------------------------------------Full Bell Lines for Franklin halves (see FBL)
FLD-----------------------------------------------Forum Lingo Dictionary
Fresh Meat-------------------------------------A (hopefully) playful welcoming term for new members
FS (Alternatively, see FSHO)-----------------First strike (see ER) or Full Steps for Jefferson nickels
FSHO----------------------------------------------For Sale Here Only
FT--------------------------------------------------Full Torch for Roosevelt dimes
FTW-----------------------------------------------For the Win
FW------------------------------------------------Fred Weinberg, PCGS error expert
FWIW--------------------------------------------For What Its Worth
F word-------------------------------------------Fraud
GC------------------------------------------------Great Collections
Gennie-------------------------------------------"Genuine"; a coin that won't grade, but is genuine (see PCGS No Grade Codes)
Grayside (See Liteside, Darkside)----------Canadian/American colonial (i.e. Fillipino) coins
Green Bean (See Stickers)-------------------CAC approval sticker
GSA----------------------------------------------General Services Administration (e.g. GSA holders for silver dollars)
GTG----------------------------------------------Guess the Grade, or Good to Go
HRH----------------------------------------------"homerunhall", the handle of CU's benevolent founder, David Hall
HTT-----------------------------------------------Hard Times Token
IHC-----------------------------------------------Indian Head Cent
IIRC----------------------------------------------If I Recall Correctly
IMO/IMHO---------------------------------------In my opinion/In my humble (/honest) opinion
JA--------------------------------------------------John Albanese of CAC
JMO/JMHO--------------------------------------Just my opinion/Just my humble opinion
Kool-Aid-----------------------------------------A reference to being told what to do by the ruler
LDS-----------------------------------------------Late Die State
Liteside (See Darkside, Grayside)----------US coins
Low-end----------------------------------------A coin that barely (if at all) makes its certified grade
LT-------------------------------------------------Love Token, post-mint hand-engraved artwork and/or lettering on a coin
MA------------------------------------------------Market Acceptable
Maxxed out------------------------------------A coin that is already certified in the highest grade it can be reasonably assigned
MD------------------------------------------------Mechanical Doubling (same as SD for Shelf Doubling)
MEL-----------------------------------------------Missing Edge Lettering
MIA-----------------------------------------------Minted in Asia, or missing in action for members that haven't posted in awhile
MM-----------------------------------------------Moon money, mintmark, Mickey Mouse
Modulator---------------------------------------A forum moderator. Do Not Cross
Moon shot -------------------------------------A coin photograph taken at such a high altitude that the subject is barely recognizable as a coin
MPL----------------------------------------------Matte Proof Lincoln
NARU--------------------------------------------Not a registered user (eBay)
NT/NW (See AT/AW)--------------------------Natural Toning/Natural Wear
NCLT---------------------------------------------Non-Circulating Legal Tender
NewP/NewT------------------------------------New Purchase/New Trade
Non-regal---------------------------------------Contemporary counterfeit British coins, often circulating in early America
Numismatic abortion-------------------------Coin not worth owning (This is awful )
OBO---------------------------------------------Or best offer
OBH----------------------------------------------Omaha Bank Hoard
OBW---------------------------------------------Original bank-wrapped roll of MS coins
OFEC---------------------------------------------"One from each country" style of world coin collecting
OFR---------------------------------------------- Open Forum Refuge
ODB----------------------------------------------Old Dirty B*****d
OGH----------------------------------------------Old Green Holder/Older Generation Holder
OGP----------------------------------------------Original Government Packaging
OP------------------------------------------------Original Post/Poster (While I was thinking about it )
OT------------------------------------------------Off topic
Pics, Pix------------------------------------------Pictures (Just in case )
PL-------------------------------------------------Prooflike
PM------------------------------------------------Private Message/Precious metals
PMD----------------------------------------------Post-mint damage
Po'd----------------------------------------------P***ed off
POC/POS----------------------------------------Piece of Crap/S**t
POOF--------------------------------------------This thread is going to be deleted by a moderator, so I'll use it to raise my post count (see +1)
POTD--------------------------------------------Post of the day
PPG---------------------------------------------Paypal gift
PQ-----------------------------------------------Premium quality
Puck---------------------------------------------America the Beautiful 5 oz. silver round (see ATB)
Putty-------------------------------------------A foreign substance applied to the surface of a gold coin to conceal blemishes, rendering it non-gradeable at PCGS
QA-----------------------------------------------Quality Assurance (Third-party verification of PCGS/NGC slabbed moderns)
QDB---------------------------------------------Q. David Bowers
OGP---------------------------------------------Original government packaging
Rattler------------------------------------------A first-generation PCGS holder
RC------------------------------------------------Rubber Chicken/Cola manufacturer
RCA----------------------------------------------Rubber Chicken Approved
RPM----------------------------------------------Repunched Mintmark
SBA----------------------------------------------Susan B. Anthony dollar
SCD----------------------------------------------So-Called Dollar
Scudzy-----------------------------------------Rough or unattractive surfaces on an early copper coin
SD------------------------------------------------Shelf Doubling (same as MD for Mechanical Doubling)
SDB----------------------------------------------Safety Deposit Box
Seated------------------------------------------A generic term for coins with the seated liberty design
Slider------------------------------------------A coin with slight friction marks that is not quite uncirculated
SLQ----------------------------------------------Standing Liberty Quarter
SM1----------------------------------------------SportsModerator1, (former) forum moderator
Smoe--------------------------------------------Something/Someone
SMS----------------------------------------------Special Mint Set
Stickers-----------------------------------------CAC's sticker of "solidity to higher end" of a grade range
Stooge-----------------------------------------Based on user "Stooge", refers to an out-of-this-world Roosevelt dime sense/senser
SSP----------------------------------------------Shameless Self Promotion/Sales Plug
SWLABR----------------------------------------She walks like a bearded rainbow; a coin that looks like a rainbow, but is flawed (cf. Wikipedia)
Threeagle--------------------------------------Three dollar gold piece
TLTIR-------------------------------------------The last thing I remember
To je govno------------------------------------Coin not worth owning
Toilet bowl toning-----------------------------Dark, unattractive toning
TPG----------------------------------------------Third Party Grading
Trickel-------------------------------------------Three cent nickel (see fishscale, trime)
Trime--------------------------------------------Three cent silver (see fishscale, trickel)
TT-------------------------------------------------Teletrade
TTHL---------------------------------------------This thread has legs, for a thread getting more posts than one would imagine
TTIWWP----------------------------------------This thread is worthless without pictures
TTT-----------------------------------------------To the top (see Bump)
UCAM (See CAM/DCAM)----------------------NGC's version of deep cameo contrast
UMS---------------------------------------------Ugly Mood Swing
VAM----------------------------------------------Van Allen-Mallis variety identification for Morgan Dollars
WCDD-------------------------------------------Why Coin Dealers Drink
Weenie coin-----------------------------------Cook-Islands coin depicting god of fertility and popularized by MadMarty
Widget------------------------------------------A coin that could be easily replaced with a similar coin at almost any time
WLH---------------------------------------------Walking Liberty Half
WTK---------------------------------------------Want to Know
Yeti----------------------------------------------Darkside term for a seldom-seen forum member
YN------------------------------------------------Young Numismatist
"You Suck!"------------------------------------An award given by general consensus when good luck strikes a member

If anyone has any suggestions for terms to add (I'm probably missing a lot), or if some of my definitions are off, please help me out. Is this a stupid idea? It's pretty late at night...

Thanks in advance!

-Dawg

cyclonus11

I know I'm absolutely terrible with acronyms, so I'm down with this idea.

ahooka454

nope. its a great idea. when i was new i got confussed a few times by them. heres the ones on my mind

AT/NT=artifical or natural toning
OGH=old green holder
PM=private message

seatedcoins

What's ttt?

Coxe

ttt = to the top, to resurrect an old thread without adding anything substantially new.

On that, why doesn't someone simply search and tt the thread that has a massive number of these in it? We've been there before.

Dawg144

Thanks, Coxe.

Edited to say: Maybe we could get some different stuff this time around...

TexasNationals

ALT= Alternate ID
WTK= Want to Know
B.S.= First strike
LOL= CAC
CAC=LMAO
LMOA= Laughing my asre off

Swampboy

GoldenEyeNumismatics

EDS: Early Die State
LDS: Late Die State
RPM: Repunched Mintmark

Animalkeeper

TPG= Third Party Grading
POC/POS - Piece of Crap

I've seen FWIW around and from context assumed it means something like From What I W---? Never figured out that last part. Any help?

MadMarty

RC - Rubber Chicken

mozeppa

Marty's POS EDS RC ROFLMAO!

Petescorner

I always thought FSH meant Free Shipping/Handling.

coinnut

It took me a while to figure out that ATS meant Across The Street. (NGC Forum)

Mar327

PM is also Precious Metals

Edited to add I agree with coinnut, didn't know what ATS meant either.

swest

I really like the First Strike = B.S.

In fact, I like it FTW = For the Win! Usually applicable when one post clearly outshines the rest .

Just bringing the crusty's here into the slang modern world - FTW!

Swest

MrHalfDime

Okay, so perhaps this is where I can ask, what does "IIRC" mean?

Doogy

Lite-side = US coins

Gray side = Canadian coins

Dark side = world coins

MidLifeCrisis

<< <i>Okay, so perhaps this is where I can ask, what does "IIRC" mean? >>


If I Recall Correctly...

ilikebuffaloes

<< <i>TPG= Third Party Grading
POC/POS - Piece of Crap

I've seen FWIW around and from context assumed it means something like From What I W---? Never figured out that last part. Any help? >>



FWIW=For What Its Worth
IIRC=If I Recall/Remember Correctly

CaptHenway

<< <i>RC - Rubber Chicken


>>



nah....RC is a type of co-cola!

pharmer

When I first got here, they were doing something called POTD, post of the day. Someone annointed himself the awarder of this, and jumped into a thread with POTD! if he liked the post. Anyway, the guy who had done it said no mas one day, and another guy appointed himself, and the next day he awarded POTD at like 9am. It was pointed out to him that that was ridiculous, at least wait until 9:30 dude, and he didn't do POTD again, and we have been blessedly free of it ever since

mozeppa

see above for POTD!

pharmer

You are so sweet, Mike!

OK, you got the job

fastrudy

NARU=Not a registered user
FSHO=for sale here only (as opposed to another venue (eBay), as well)
MM=Moon money, mint mark, mickey mouse
TLTIR=The last thing I remember
SWLABR=She walks like a bearded rainbow

quickwing

BONGO=Someone you haven't seen.

PerryHall

<< <i>SWLABR=She walks like a bearded rainbow >>

OnWithTheHunt

OnWithTheHunt

Pretty new here although I'm enjoying all the great info. Haven't seen these explained, although they come up pretty often.
What's "POOF", What are stickers, and why are people proud recipients of the "You Suck Awards."? Thanks and sorry for the empty post above..
s

JJM

WTF Why The Flowers ?

Animalkeeper

Welcome OnWithTheHunt,

"Poof" is what happens when our host decides that a particular thread has gotten out-of-hand. POOF, it's gone, never to be seen again! Sometimes people go poof too....

It looks like the original poster is keeping up his list. Good work.

fastrudy

You get a "You suck" award when some good luck strikes you. You do not get a "You Suck" award from ripping off grandma out of her husbands collection. I got a YSA for getting 50% of my Plat submission coming back as MS-70. Utah got a YSA for getting BU rolls of wheat cents from the bank. It is awarded by general consensus. Cohodk got a YSA for buying a MS cent and finding out it was a Matte Proof....

TavernTreasures

What is a "spoon" ?

Dawg144

What are all these references to kool-aid?
Thanks.

charley

poof-pulled off of forum? Respectfully, John Curlis

fastrudy

Drinking the kool-aid refers to beleiving whatever is told to you by the ruler. A dark reference to Jonestown.

MisterBungle

IMHO has always meant "In My Humble Opinion" here
as well as all other forums and newsgroups.

"Kool-Aid" is what Jim Jones served up to his followers
which was laced with poison. It is used here to denote
those who will blindly follow what is on the plastic rather
than think (and grade) for themselves, i.e., Kool-Aid
drinkers.

~

MisterBungle

I've seen this one a lot, on eBay. I'm sure it
has been used here too, or at least on the
BST Forum.

OBH = Omaha Bank Hoard

~

Dentuck

QDB = Q. David Bowers

2manycoins2fewfunds

If you are a PO-1 fan then AW/NW
Artificial Wear/Natural Wear

firstmint

There was a post a few weeks ago that BMP was used for Branch Mint Proof.

RegistryCoin

F.L.D. is Forum Lingo Dictionary, and is commonly referred to as "The Feld". The Feld is an indispensible source of numismatic information.



-formerly RC.

pharmer

HRH = Our host. This is his house. A gracious and sharing guy who gets to throw out those who don't behave.

MWallace

Another addition might be "crusty".

I don't know what it means exactly but I've seen it used numerous times.

MWallace

And "rattler".

Zoins

OGP = Original Government Packaging

coinkid855

Don't forget widget!





-Paul

mrearlygold

Sometimes fogetabout it just means fogetabout it

adamlaneus

TTIWWP

This Thread Is Worthless Without Pictures

mrearlygold

<< <i>TTIWWP

This Thread Is Worthless Without Pictures >>



You're right

Sometimes fogetabout it just means fogetabout it

streeter

FRESH MEAT

may be TM'd