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Updated Forum to English Dictionary
ocon4008
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You guys have been using some (old) new terms lately; and I have been spending a bunch of time trying to finger out what they ment. So, I took some time today to update the Wooden Jefferson's FLD with some other (older) threads I found.
Chat board lingo
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1883 N/C - 1883 Shield nickel without "5 Cents" (No Cent) incorporated in the design
1909 VDB MPL - Victor David Brenner cent design, Matte Proof Lincoln
7070 - A reference to the popular Dansco #7070 album for major US type coins
Acetone - Organic solvent, industrial chemical (can be used for thinner, lacquers or oil base paints)
ALT - Alternate ID (See Bongo)
AGE/ASE/APE - American Gold/Silver/Platinum Eagle
AT/AW (see NT/NW) - Artificial Toning/Artificial Wear
ATS - Across The Street (NGC Forum)
B&M- Brick & Mortar, your local coin shop
BB - Body Bag
BIN - Buy it now (eBay)
Bluefish - Symbol of the (obsolete)open forum
BM/BMP - Branch Mint/Branch Mint Proof
BOLO - Be On the Look Out
BONGO - Someone you haven't seen and a few do not care to meet (ask Ahooka454 for details)
BST - Buy, Sell, Trade, BST Forum
BTW - by the way
BUT - Butt-ugly toning
CAC-Certified Acceptance Corporation, an independent numismatic coin authentication service founded by John Albanese
CAM - Cameo contrast on proofs
Cam Slam/Cam Cram - Award given for a creative/humorous taunt or insult aimed at Cameron Kiefer in the Open Forum
CBH - Capped bust half dollar
CBH10c, CBHD - Capped bust half dime
CCW - Counter-Clock Wise, as in rotation of a die, used in rotational error identification (DNA Dave)
Cherry pick – find or buy a coin that the seller does not realize is a rare or higher quality coin
CircCam - lordmarcovan's term to describe "a circulated coin with dark fields and lighter highlights"
COA - certificate of authenticity
COT-- Circle of Trust™, a Mystic group of Forumites who have secretly bonded, there is also reputed to be a secret greeting handshake.
Crusty - A term used to describe the (often attractive) heavily toned surfaces of a coin
CPG- Cherry Picker’s Guide/Auth. Bill Fivaz & J.T. Stanton
CUFYNA - Collectors Universe For Your Necessary Action
Darkside (See Liteside, Grayside) - World coins
David Hall - God Jr., Coin Person with Hawaiian shirt and a founder of PCGS, President, Collectors Universe
DCAM (See CAM, UCAM) - Deep cameo
DDO - Double die obverse
DDR - Double die reverse
DIAF - Die In A Fire
Dipped - Cleaned with a chemical solution
DIVA - Designated Ike VAriety (same idea as VAM's, but for Eisenhower dollars)
DNC- Did not cross, coins submitted that do not cross into host's holder
Doctor - Artifically alter the surface of a coin for profit
Doily - Short-lived PCGS holder with doily design on label
Don Willis-President, PCGS
Dreck- Trash, especially inferior merchandise. (another term applied by Laura of Legend)
ED - Early date
EDS - Early Die State
EMDS - Early Middle Die State
EOR - End Of Roll, as in a coin that was exposed at the end of a bank roll which exhibits paper flap toning.
Ezest - Coin cleaner
Fattie - Old "fat" holder from NGC
Farside (See Liteside, etc) - Exonumia (e.g. tokens, medals, elongated coins)
FB - Feed Back, eBay term for seller/buyer comments
FB - Mercury dimes exhibiting Full Bands due to an excellent strike.
FBL - Full Bell Lines on rev of Franklin Half Dollar
FE- Flying Eagle cent (1856-1858) LFE- Large Flying Eagle, pattern 1855
FEV - Friendly eagle variety of the 1971-D Ike
FH - Full Head for Standing Liberty quarters
First Strike™- Brought about and twisted by marketers as the first coins struck by Mint dies, but it really only meant first delivered by Mint.
FLD - Forum Lingo Dictionary
Flyer- Flying Eagle Cent, 1856/57/58
FNG - *censored* new guy
FOAD - F'k Off And Die
Fogetabout - Forget about it
Franklin half dollars,1948-1963
Frankies -* Designation - Used to signify superior eye-appeal by NGC. It DOES NOT signify PQness!
Fresh Meat - A (hopefully) playful welcoming term for new members
FS (Alternatively, see FSHO) - For Sale, First strike or Full Steps for Jefferson nickels
FSH-For Sale Here on the BST forum / Free shipping and handling
FSHO – for sale here only
FT - Full Torch (used to designate a full strike on Roosies)
FTW - -For the Win
FUBAR - Fouled / *censored* Up Beyond All Recognition
FWIW - For What Its Worth
F word – Fraud
GAE - Gold American Eagle
Grayside (See Liteside, Darkside) - Canadian/American colonial (i.e. Fillipino) coins
Green Bean (See Stickers) - CAC approval sticker
GSA CC - Government Services Administration, Carson City mint
GTG-- Guess The Grade (or, alternatively, can be used as an abbreviation for Greg The Great)
HRH - "homerunhall", the handle of CU's benevolent founder, David Hall
IHC - Indian Head Cent
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IMO - In My Opinion
IMHO-In My Humble Opinion
IMOO – In my honest opinion (for the less humble among us)
J6P – Joe six pack
JMHO - Just My Humble Opinion
JMO - Just My Opinion
KMA - Kiss My Ass (only to be used by members of the Ancient and Honorable Order of Turtles)
Kool-Aid - Originally a reference to being told what to do by the ruler has evolved into a preference for PCGS slabs
KoolAid Pitcher - Linked to First Strike, the act of marketing a particular series of coins.
LDS - Late Die State
Liteside (See Darkside, Grayside) - US coins
LOL – laughing out loud (also a reference by some to CAC)
LMAO – laughing my a$$ off
MA - Market Acceptable
Macro - Photography term usually associated with a type of lens setting for close-ups
MAD- MisAligned Die
Matte finish - Also thought of as SATIN finish, mint dies glass bead blasted/pickled.
MDS - Middle Die State
Micro O - Super small new Orleans mint mark
Milk spots - Milky white spots that mysteriously appear on silver eagles due to improper rinse at the mint. They also show up on Peace dollars
MIA - Minted in Asia, or missing in action for members that haven't posted in awhile
MM - Moon money, mintmark, Mickey Mouse
Modern Crap - Anything minted post 1964, can be traced all the way back to board member "shirohniichan"
Moon shot - Scanner bed or camera image taken without magnification or so far away, you need the Hubble to identify the coin
Moose - An incredible coin, usually one that grades MS/PR-67 or higher or a coin with astounding eye-appeal
MPD-Misplaced Punched Date
MPL - Matte Proof Lincoln
MS70 - Name brand for coin cleaner (by most accounts a detergent cleaner and not a stripper)
NARU - Not A Registered User (an eBay username that has been banned from further using eBay as a result of disobeying rules).
NCLT - Non-Circulating Legal Tender
NewP/NewT - New Purchase/New Trade
NN- Numismatic News
NPB - Non paying bidder, used in eBay
NT/NW (See AT/AW) - Natural Toning/Natural Wear
OBO - Or best offer
OBH - Omaha Bank Hoard (a group of over graded coins)
OBW- Original Bank Wrapped coin rolls, 50 cents, 20 nickels, 50 dimes, 40 quarters, 20 fifty cent, 25 modern dollars
OFEC - "One from each country" style of world coin collecting
OF - Open Forum
OFR - open forum refuge
OGH - Old Green Holder/Older Generation Holder , PCGS slab with green label
OGP - Original government packaging
OMM – Over punched Mint Mark such as a D/S
OP - Original Post/Poster
OT - Off Topic
OTOH - On The Other Hand
QDB – Q. David Bowers
Pallad (or Pd) - Palladium
PC holder - PCGS holder
Pics, Pix - Pictures
PITA - Pain In The Ass
Plat (or Pt) - Platinum
PM - Private Message / Precious metals
PMD-Post Mint Damage, something occurred after the coin left the Mint
PMDD - Poor Man's Double Die (die erosion created trailing ghost 5's in the date, not a true hub doubled die)
POC – Piece of crap
PO'd - P*$$ed off
POOF – Pulled off of forum, thread deleted by moderator
Pop - Population, as it pertains to registered coins that are slabbed
POS- Piece of $hit
POTD- Post Of The Day
PQ - Premium Quality
PUP- Pickup Point, a characteristic that usually indicates a nice strike.
Rattler - A first-generation PCGS holder
RC – Mad Marty’s Rubber Chicken
RCA - Rubber Chicken Approved
Registry sets - Points awarded to slabbed series collections
ROFLMAO – Rolling on floor laughing my a$$ off
Ron Guth - God, Coin Person with Crown and President, CoinFacts.com
Roosies - Roosevelt Dimes, particularly 90% silver 1946-1964
RPM - Repeated Punched Mintmark such as D/D
SAE - Silver American Eagle
SDB- Safety Deposit Box
Skin - Originality of a coin as it pertains to strike, luster and look
SLQ - Standing Liberty Quarter
Smoe - Something/Someone
SMS - Special Mint Set
SNAD - Significantly Not As Described (e-Bay term)
SNAFU - situation normal all fouled / *censored* up
SSP- Shameless Self Promotion/sales Plug (as seen on the BST)
STFU - Shut the *censored* up!
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
TAT- Turn Around Time
T1 - Type 1, for Buffalo nickel (original design, 1913 only). For Jefferson nickels T1 steps (steps not braked with vertical lines). For Standing Liberty Quarters dated 1917 that show a bare breast.
T2 - Type 2, for Buffalo nickel (small changes to the reverse starting mid-way through 1913 until 1938). For Jefferson nickels (steps have vertical lines bracketing steps). For Standing Liberty Quarters dated 1917 that show a covered breast.
TARFU - Things are really fouled / *censored* up
TBN- Taco Bell Napkin, claims have been made that these brown napkins accelerate silver coin toning.
TD - Trade dollar
TDN - Tradedollarnut (the FINAL arbitrator of all trade dollar disputes)
TGS - Third-party Grading Service (also known as TPGS)
TPG - Third Party Graders
TLTIR - The last thing I remember
TPN - medical term for IV nutritional supplements for those who can not eat (what this has to do with coins is anybodys guess)
TT - Teletrade
TTIWWP - This thread is worthless without pictures
TTT - To The Top
UCAM (See CAM/DCAM) - NGC's version of deep cameo contrast
UHR- Ultra High Relief $20 gold struck in 2009, dated MMIX
VEDS - Very Early Die States
VEMS - Very Early Middle States
V – Very
VAM - Van Allen-Mallis variety identification for Morgan and Peace Dollars
VEDS - Very Early Die States
VEMS - Very Early Middle States
WANNABE - Usually pertains to a fly-by-night dealer who thinks of himself as an expert or the collectors friend. Often in it for the money only. Can also pertain to a collector who hasn't paid his dues.
WB - Wiley Bugert classification of varieties for Liberty Seated Half Dollars
Weenie coin - Cook-Islands coin depicting god of fertility and popularized by MadMarty
White elephant - Error missed by mint QA, then by grading service, on high $ coin (gold)
Widget- Coin by Legend for common run of the mill coins, like common date Morgans.
WLH - Walking Liberty Half
WTC Coins - World Trade Center coins (coins minted from silver recovered from the site)
WTK - Want to Know
WTF – what the *censored* (you are not allowed to use that language on this board)
WWYD - What would you do.
YN - Young Numismatists
"You Suck!" - An award given by general consensus when good luck strikes a member
Other:
HOMERUN - When a coin is sold for more than 10X the original purchase price
GRAND SLAM -When a coin sells for 100X or more than the original purchase price
"I made it" means that the coin was bought raw and then submitted, and is generally used when the coin gets a high grade from a grading service. Lingo used in “Registry Sets” explained by Kranky
Mint Marks
C- Charlotte, North Carolina. Gold coins struck between 1838 and 1861.
CC- Carson City, Nevada.1870 thru 1893.
D- Dahlonega, Georgia, Gold coins struck between 1838 thru 1861.
D- Denver, Colorado. 1906 to the present.
D/D- Repunched mintmark. Dahlonega over Dahlonega.
D/S- Mintmark error. Denver over San Francisco.
M - Manila (Production from 1920 to 1922, and 1925 through 1941. Coins struck bear either the M mintmark or none at all.)
O- New Orleans, Louisiana. 1838 to 1909.
O/CC- Mintmark error. New Orleans over Carson City.
O/S- Mintmark error. New Orleans over San Francisco.
P- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. War nickels, 1942 - 1945; dollars, 1979 to present;
all other denominations,1980 to present.
S- San Francisco, California. 1854 to present.
S/D- Mintmark error. San Francisco over Denver.
W- West Point. 1984 to present.
Chat board lingo
+1 - This thread is going to be deleted by a moderator, so I'll use it to raise my post count (see POOF)
1883 N/C - 1883 Shield nickel without "5 Cents" (No Cent) incorporated in the design
1909 VDB MPL - Victor David Brenner cent design, Matte Proof Lincoln
7070 - A reference to the popular Dansco #7070 album for major US type coins
Acetone - Organic solvent, industrial chemical (can be used for thinner, lacquers or oil base paints)
ALT - Alternate ID (See Bongo)
AGE/ASE/APE - American Gold/Silver/Platinum Eagle
AT/AW (see NT/NW) - Artificial Toning/Artificial Wear
ATS - Across The Street (NGC Forum)
B&M- Brick & Mortar, your local coin shop
BB - Body Bag
BIN - Buy it now (eBay)
Bluefish - Symbol of the (obsolete)open forum
BM/BMP - Branch Mint/Branch Mint Proof
BOLO - Be On the Look Out
BONGO - Someone you haven't seen and a few do not care to meet (ask Ahooka454 for details)
BST - Buy, Sell, Trade, BST Forum
BTW - by the way
BUT - Butt-ugly toning
CAC-Certified Acceptance Corporation, an independent numismatic coin authentication service founded by John Albanese
CAM - Cameo contrast on proofs
Cam Slam/Cam Cram - Award given for a creative/humorous taunt or insult aimed at Cameron Kiefer in the Open Forum
CBH - Capped bust half dollar
CBH10c, CBHD - Capped bust half dime
CCW - Counter-Clock Wise, as in rotation of a die, used in rotational error identification (DNA Dave)
Cherry pick – find or buy a coin that the seller does not realize is a rare or higher quality coin
CircCam - lordmarcovan's term to describe "a circulated coin with dark fields and lighter highlights"
COA - certificate of authenticity
COT-- Circle of Trust™, a Mystic group of Forumites who have secretly bonded, there is also reputed to be a secret greeting handshake.
Crusty - A term used to describe the (often attractive) heavily toned surfaces of a coin
CPG- Cherry Picker’s Guide/Auth. Bill Fivaz & J.T. Stanton
CUFYNA - Collectors Universe For Your Necessary Action
Darkside (See Liteside, Grayside) - World coins
David Hall - God Jr., Coin Person with Hawaiian shirt and a founder of PCGS, President, Collectors Universe
DCAM (See CAM, UCAM) - Deep cameo
DDO - Double die obverse
DDR - Double die reverse
DIAF - Die In A Fire
Dipped - Cleaned with a chemical solution
DIVA - Designated Ike VAriety (same idea as VAM's, but for Eisenhower dollars)
DNC- Did not cross, coins submitted that do not cross into host's holder
Doctor - Artifically alter the surface of a coin for profit
Doily - Short-lived PCGS holder with doily design on label
Don Willis-President, PCGS
Dreck- Trash, especially inferior merchandise. (another term applied by Laura of Legend)
ED - Early date
EDS - Early Die State
EMDS - Early Middle Die State
EOR - End Of Roll, as in a coin that was exposed at the end of a bank roll which exhibits paper flap toning.
Ezest - Coin cleaner
Fattie - Old "fat" holder from NGC
Farside (See Liteside, etc) - Exonumia (e.g. tokens, medals, elongated coins)
FB - Feed Back, eBay term for seller/buyer comments
FB - Mercury dimes exhibiting Full Bands due to an excellent strike.
FBL - Full Bell Lines on rev of Franklin Half Dollar
FE- Flying Eagle cent (1856-1858) LFE- Large Flying Eagle, pattern 1855
FEV - Friendly eagle variety of the 1971-D Ike
FH - Full Head for Standing Liberty quarters
First Strike™- Brought about and twisted by marketers as the first coins struck by Mint dies, but it really only meant first delivered by Mint.
FLD - Forum Lingo Dictionary
Flyer- Flying Eagle Cent, 1856/57/58
FNG - *censored* new guy
FOAD - F'k Off And Die
Fogetabout - Forget about it
Franklin half dollars,1948-1963
Frankies -* Designation - Used to signify superior eye-appeal by NGC. It DOES NOT signify PQness!
Fresh Meat - A (hopefully) playful welcoming term for new members
FS (Alternatively, see FSHO) - For Sale, First strike or Full Steps for Jefferson nickels
FSH-For Sale Here on the BST forum / Free shipping and handling
FSHO – for sale here only
FT - Full Torch (used to designate a full strike on Roosies)
FTW - -For the Win
FUBAR - Fouled / *censored* Up Beyond All Recognition
FWIW - For What Its Worth
F word – Fraud
GAE - Gold American Eagle
Grayside (See Liteside, Darkside) - Canadian/American colonial (i.e. Fillipino) coins
Green Bean (See Stickers) - CAC approval sticker
GSA CC - Government Services Administration, Carson City mint
GTG-- Guess The Grade (or, alternatively, can be used as an abbreviation for Greg The Great)
HRH - "homerunhall", the handle of CU's benevolent founder, David Hall
IHC - Indian Head Cent
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IMO - In My Opinion
IMHO-In My Humble Opinion
IMOO – In my honest opinion (for the less humble among us)
J6P – Joe six pack
JMHO - Just My Humble Opinion
JMO - Just My Opinion
KMA - Kiss My Ass (only to be used by members of the Ancient and Honorable Order of Turtles)
Kool-Aid - Originally a reference to being told what to do by the ruler has evolved into a preference for PCGS slabs
KoolAid Pitcher - Linked to First Strike, the act of marketing a particular series of coins.
LDS - Late Die State
Liteside (See Darkside, Grayside) - US coins
LOL – laughing out loud (also a reference by some to CAC)
LMAO – laughing my a$$ off
MA - Market Acceptable
Macro - Photography term usually associated with a type of lens setting for close-ups
MAD- MisAligned Die
Matte finish - Also thought of as SATIN finish, mint dies glass bead blasted/pickled.
MDS - Middle Die State
Micro O - Super small new Orleans mint mark
Milk spots - Milky white spots that mysteriously appear on silver eagles due to improper rinse at the mint. They also show up on Peace dollars
MIA - Minted in Asia, or missing in action for members that haven't posted in awhile
MM - Moon money, mintmark, Mickey Mouse
Modern Crap - Anything minted post 1964, can be traced all the way back to board member "shirohniichan"
Moon shot - Scanner bed or camera image taken without magnification or so far away, you need the Hubble to identify the coin
Moose - An incredible coin, usually one that grades MS/PR-67 or higher or a coin with astounding eye-appeal
MPD-Misplaced Punched Date
MPL - Matte Proof Lincoln
MS70 - Name brand for coin cleaner (by most accounts a detergent cleaner and not a stripper)
NARU - Not A Registered User (an eBay username that has been banned from further using eBay as a result of disobeying rules).
NCLT - Non-Circulating Legal Tender
NewP/NewT - New Purchase/New Trade
NN- Numismatic News
NPB - Non paying bidder, used in eBay
NT/NW (See AT/AW) - Natural Toning/Natural Wear
OBO - Or best offer
OBH - Omaha Bank Hoard (a group of over graded coins)
OBW- Original Bank Wrapped coin rolls, 50 cents, 20 nickels, 50 dimes, 40 quarters, 20 fifty cent, 25 modern dollars
OFEC - "One from each country" style of world coin collecting
OF - Open Forum
OFR - open forum refuge
OGH - Old Green Holder/Older Generation Holder , PCGS slab with green label
OGP - Original government packaging
OMM – Over punched Mint Mark such as a D/S
OP - Original Post/Poster
OT - Off Topic
OTOH - On The Other Hand
QDB – Q. David Bowers
Pallad (or Pd) - Palladium
PC holder - PCGS holder
Pics, Pix - Pictures
PITA - Pain In The Ass
Plat (or Pt) - Platinum
PM - Private Message / Precious metals
PMD-Post Mint Damage, something occurred after the coin left the Mint
PMDD - Poor Man's Double Die (die erosion created trailing ghost 5's in the date, not a true hub doubled die)
POC – Piece of crap
PO'd - P*$$ed off
POOF – Pulled off of forum, thread deleted by moderator
Pop - Population, as it pertains to registered coins that are slabbed
POS- Piece of $hit
POTD- Post Of The Day
PQ - Premium Quality
PUP- Pickup Point, a characteristic that usually indicates a nice strike.
Rattler - A first-generation PCGS holder
RC – Mad Marty’s Rubber Chicken
RCA - Rubber Chicken Approved
Registry sets - Points awarded to slabbed series collections
ROFLMAO – Rolling on floor laughing my a$$ off
Ron Guth - God, Coin Person with Crown and President, CoinFacts.com
Roosies - Roosevelt Dimes, particularly 90% silver 1946-1964
RPM - Repeated Punched Mintmark such as D/D
SAE - Silver American Eagle
SDB- Safety Deposit Box
Skin - Originality of a coin as it pertains to strike, luster and look
SLQ - Standing Liberty Quarter
Smoe - Something/Someone
SMS - Special Mint Set
SNAD - Significantly Not As Described (e-Bay term)
SNAFU - situation normal all fouled / *censored* up
SSP- Shameless Self Promotion/sales Plug (as seen on the BST)
STFU - Shut the *censored* up!
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
TAT- Turn Around Time
T1 - Type 1, for Buffalo nickel (original design, 1913 only). For Jefferson nickels T1 steps (steps not braked with vertical lines). For Standing Liberty Quarters dated 1917 that show a bare breast.
T2 - Type 2, for Buffalo nickel (small changes to the reverse starting mid-way through 1913 until 1938). For Jefferson nickels (steps have vertical lines bracketing steps). For Standing Liberty Quarters dated 1917 that show a covered breast.
TARFU - Things are really fouled / *censored* up
TBN- Taco Bell Napkin, claims have been made that these brown napkins accelerate silver coin toning.
TD - Trade dollar
TDN - Tradedollarnut (the FINAL arbitrator of all trade dollar disputes)
TGS - Third-party Grading Service (also known as TPGS)
TPG - Third Party Graders
TLTIR - The last thing I remember
TPN - medical term for IV nutritional supplements for those who can not eat (what this has to do with coins is anybodys guess)
TT - Teletrade
TTIWWP - This thread is worthless without pictures
TTT - To The Top
UCAM (See CAM/DCAM) - NGC's version of deep cameo contrast
UHR- Ultra High Relief $20 gold struck in 2009, dated MMIX
VEDS - Very Early Die States
VEMS - Very Early Middle States
V – Very
VAM - Van Allen-Mallis variety identification for Morgan and Peace Dollars
VEDS - Very Early Die States
VEMS - Very Early Middle States
WANNABE - Usually pertains to a fly-by-night dealer who thinks of himself as an expert or the collectors friend. Often in it for the money only. Can also pertain to a collector who hasn't paid his dues.
WB - Wiley Bugert classification of varieties for Liberty Seated Half Dollars
Weenie coin - Cook-Islands coin depicting god of fertility and popularized by MadMarty
White elephant - Error missed by mint QA, then by grading service, on high $ coin (gold)
Widget- Coin by Legend for common run of the mill coins, like common date Morgans.
WLH - Walking Liberty Half
WTC Coins - World Trade Center coins (coins minted from silver recovered from the site)
WTK - Want to Know
WTF – what the *censored* (you are not allowed to use that language on this board)
WWYD - What would you do.
YN - Young Numismatists
"You Suck!" - An award given by general consensus when good luck strikes a member
Other:
HOMERUN - When a coin is sold for more than 10X the original purchase price
GRAND SLAM -When a coin sells for 100X or more than the original purchase price
"I made it" means that the coin was bought raw and then submitted, and is generally used when the coin gets a high grade from a grading service. Lingo used in “Registry Sets” explained by Kranky
Mint Marks
C- Charlotte, North Carolina. Gold coins struck between 1838 and 1861.
CC- Carson City, Nevada.1870 thru 1893.
D- Dahlonega, Georgia, Gold coins struck between 1838 thru 1861.
D- Denver, Colorado. 1906 to the present.
D/D- Repunched mintmark. Dahlonega over Dahlonega.
D/S- Mintmark error. Denver over San Francisco.
M - Manila (Production from 1920 to 1922, and 1925 through 1941. Coins struck bear either the M mintmark or none at all.)
O- New Orleans, Louisiana. 1838 to 1909.
O/CC- Mintmark error. New Orleans over Carson City.
O/S- Mintmark error. New Orleans over San Francisco.
P- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. War nickels, 1942 - 1945; dollars, 1979 to present;
all other denominations,1980 to present.
S- San Francisco, California. 1854 to present.
S/D- Mintmark error. San Francisco over Denver.
W- West Point. 1984 to present.
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Camelot
For those who don't know about it, there's also a Coin Glossary link with a lot of coin terms over on Stone's page of coin dealers, message boards, etc.
- Jim
I though that one was obvious, but the problem has been rectified for "generation X" who have not watched a Viet Nam war movie.