OCC - lets make a coins sold archives link list-FULL-Nearly 20 Links added! listing First Post

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updated 4-9-15
pcgs auction firms sales results litings - use to find major collections and hammer prices.
Bonham's
bowers/merena - linked from pcgs firm list above.
Christie's
Coinacles-not an auction firm, but has prices realized
Coinfacts - New
Coinfacts - Old
Coinfacts auction company prices realized survey list
CRO
DLRC
eBay- mostly 90 day limitation-fixed-4-17-15
ebay main
Goldberg - not the easiest, but doable if you know which auction to search
Goldberg's 2nd link
Great Collections
Heritage - main numismatic archive link - 1.5 million listings and counting
Legend - page links at bottom of page. NOT Auction Results, but how could i NOT list this page?
Legend-Morphy
NGC? I'll look around
PCGS - searchable by pcgs coin number
Sotheby's
Terapeak - the paid service mentioned above for 12 months of archives
Urich, Rich
Vamquest
Coinfacts ValueView - will update.
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special section for teletrade-stacks links
Teletrade - working on a better link 5-30-14 - somewhat better 5-30-14
stack old - dead link
Stacks The Old One
Stacks/Bowers-The New One
legacy.stacks.com/
legacy.stacks.com/Lot/ItemDetail/59724
prior.stacks.com/auctions/
prior.stacks.com/auctions/default.aspx?lsid=AN00000650&x=1360#AN00000650
prior.stacks.com/lotdetail.aspx?lsid=AN00000650&lotno=1360 - use prior to get results? but to what database
stacksarchive.com
stacksarchive.com/calendar.php?past=1
stacksarchive.com/categories.php?auction=ST1005b - archive
stacksarchive.com/categories.php?auction=ST1005b - colonial
stacksbowers.com/auctions/auctionlot.aspx?lotid=359100
stacksbowers.com/auctions/AuctionLots.aspx?AuctionID=140&SessionID=318
stacksbowers.com/auctions/pricesrealized.aspx
stacksbowers.com/images/ezine/2012/SBG_CardinalReveal_01_eblast_9.24.12.html
stacksbowersauctions.com/collections/just-having-fun-collection.aspx#AllCollection
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updated 4-9-15
pcgs auction firms sales results litings - use to find major collections and hammer prices.
Bonham's
bowers/merena - linked from pcgs firm list above.
Christie's
Coinacles-not an auction firm, but has prices realized
Coinfacts - New
Coinfacts - Old
Coinfacts auction company prices realized survey list
CRO
DLRC
eBay- mostly 90 day limitation-fixed-4-17-15
ebay main
Goldberg - not the easiest, but doable if you know which auction to search
Goldberg's 2nd link
Great Collections
Heritage - main numismatic archive link - 1.5 million listings and counting
Legend - page links at bottom of page. NOT Auction Results, but how could i NOT list this page?
Legend-Morphy
NGC? I'll look around
PCGS - searchable by pcgs coin number
Sotheby's
Terapeak - the paid service mentioned above for 12 months of archives
Urich, Rich
Vamquest
Coinfacts ValueView - will update.
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special section for teletrade-stacks links
Teletrade - working on a better link 5-30-14 - somewhat better 5-30-14
stack old - dead link
Stacks The Old One
Stacks/Bowers-The New One
legacy.stacks.com/
legacy.stacks.com/Lot/ItemDetail/59724
prior.stacks.com/auctions/
prior.stacks.com/auctions/default.aspx?lsid=AN00000650&x=1360#AN00000650
prior.stacks.com/lotdetail.aspx?lsid=AN00000650&lotno=1360 - use prior to get results? but to what database
stacksarchive.com
stacksarchive.com/calendar.php?past=1
stacksarchive.com/categories.php?auction=ST1005b - archive
stacksarchive.com/categories.php?auction=ST1005b - colonial
stacksbowers.com/auctions/auctionlot.aspx?lotid=359100
stacksbowers.com/auctions/AuctionLots.aspx?AuctionID=140&SessionID=318
stacksbowers.com/auctions/pricesrealized.aspx
stacksbowers.com/images/ezine/2012/SBG_CardinalReveal_01_eblast_9.24.12.html
stacksbowersauctions.com/collections/just-having-fun-collection.aspx#AllCollection
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My icon IS my coin. It is a gem 1949 FBL Franklin.
<< <i>Teletrade. Have to be a member to search older sales. An awesome resource. >>
link?
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My icon IS my coin. It is a gem 1949 FBL Franklin.
http://stacksbowers.com/auctions/pricesrealized.aspx - link no longer active
i'm currently hunting down that sac/quarter mule :-)
probably linked in this forum somewhere but i would like to get a little better with their archives
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lol found it within 1 minute of my last post
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Tom
nm i see 10,000 were certified
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ttt
no one has any links/info to add?
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-Paul
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<< <i>Why bother assembling a list when CoinFacts has already done all the work for you?
-Paul >>
I like Lance's idea, how do you know PCGS is including all these sites and are doing it accurately. I trust my own research the best and these gives me the opportunity to be confident by going directly to the sites. >>
ty alan, couldn't have said it better myself
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<< <i>Why bother assembling a list when CoinFacts has already done all the work for you?
-Paul >>
another thing that occurred to me and at this point is obvious but i'll say it
coinfacts while being great and holds great promise, falls quite short for listing the entire USA catalog of all known issues, varieties accepted or not
many of the TPGs split ground on many issues and if pcgs holds coinfacts it will be biased on what they deem listable.
this is not a slant against pcgs or coinfacts in the least but NO 1 site offers it all and if one tried would most likely have a terminal aneurysm prior to completion
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Only sold items listed. No need to register to view/search.
GreatCollections Coin Prices
- Ian
Owner/Founder GreatCollections
GreatCollections Coin Auctions - Certified Coin Auctions Every Week - Rare Coins & Coin Values
<< <i>- Ian >>
thank you
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completed listings by seller - replace seller id - http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?item=190764461957&pt=Coins_US_Individual&LH_Complete=1&hash=item2c6a72af85&_ssn=oldcollectorcoins&_ipg=200&rt=nc
short item link. just add number to end - http://www.ebay.com/itm/
block bidder - http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?bidderblocklogin&hc=1&hm=jf.rp72(140d?b7
edit feedback you leave for others - http://k2b-bulk.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?EditStoredComments&urlstack=1453||1459|transid_0|commenttype_0|orderid_-1|commentselected_0|rating_positive|itemid_270711553362
end listing early - http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?EndingMyAuction
report fraud listings - http://contact.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ContactUs&rcode=BN%P10072&subject=Selling+Coins&bcrumb=Topics+>+eBay+Policies+>+Rules+for+Sellers+>+Listing+Policies+for+Sellers+>+Selling+Coins+&wftype=2022&userid=&pass=&redirected=1
cancel bids on your listing - http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?CancelBidShow
dashboard - ratings, total items sold amount etc - http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?SellerDashboard
overview seller evaluation stats - http://www.sps.ebay.com/sd/sdperfdetails?spsProgram=US&tabValue=curPerformance&spsThreshold=TOP_RATED
bid retraction - http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?RetractBidShow
goofbay - http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?RetractBidShow
toolhaus - http://toolhaus.org/
scc policy 1 - http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/currstamps.html
feedback revision start page - http://pages.ebay.com/help/feedback/revision-request.html
user page short link - http://www.ebay.com/usr/oldcollectorcoins
powerseller requirements - http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?SDPowerSeller
previous eval stats - http://www.sps.ebay.com/sd/sdperfdetails?spsProgram=US&tabValue=lastEval
<< <i>.
links updated in first post. quite a nice start if i do say so myself
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It is nice. Bookmarked!
My icon IS my coin. It is a gem 1949 FBL Franklin.
digging around for more auction realized options, i notice i previously overlooked this on the pcgs site.
main page for auction lookup including a coin number lookup function top right
BUT
this is what i overlooked previously.
coinfacts auction company prices realized survey list
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5-30-14
ok i'm going off-topic slightly but i prefer to have this info in one of my threads for easy access
------------------shows ALL sizes---------------------------
1. do a pcgs cert lookup here
2. enter your cert to turn up this page (random HA archive coin with a TV)
3. right-click on the image to copy image location and turn up this: http://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/19974723_large.jpg (onmouseover function works bottom left if you know what you are doing)
4. use the following additions to get the size image for your item.
http://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/19974723_small.jpg - quite small and probably equal to a thumbnail
http://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/19974723_large.jpg - big and loads fairly quick
http://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/19974723_max.jpg - very big and very slow loading time
examples:
Thumbnail (200 x 101)
http://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/19974723_small.jpg (225 x 114)
http://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/19974723_225.jpg
medium (550 x 278)
large
http://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/19974723_450.jpg (1100 x 555)
http://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/19974723_large.jpg
extralarge (2200 x 1110) - same as 2200 below
http://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/19974723_2200.jpg
800x600.jpg
PCGS white background TrueView jpg
solid white background CoinFacts jpg
transparent background CoinFacts png
http://images.pcgs.com/TrueView/19974723_max.jpg (5757 x 2905)
TrueView can be substituted with CoinFacts as well as SecurePlus
http://images.pcgs.com/SecurePlus/ - this only displays SP images
5. just swap out the cert number in the links to get the TV for your item, if your item has a TV that is.
/19974723_max.jpg the TV number in this example is 19974723
there are some creative methods to skip a few steps depending on the information you are after.
ZXXXXX
this page shows the sizes with links at the bottom of the page
http://images.pcgs.com/trueview/24880133
ZXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
new links - don't work very often
http://images.pcgs.com/SecurePlus/19974723_large.jpg
http://images.pcgs.com/SecurePlus/19974723_CertVerificationThumb2.jpg
http://www.pcgs.com/Cert/80060927.html
just added legend-morphy auction archive to the list.
1. there are no previous ones yet
2. i'll keep checking to ensure the link is updated in case their urls change which sometimes happens with sites
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condensed the three threads i found on the subject.
Designation - Used to signify superior eye-appeal by NGC. It DOES NOT signify PQness!
+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)
ACG -- ACcu-Grade. Grading service. Controversial at present, because the assigned grades seem to be inflated relative to standard services like PCGS and NGC.
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AG (AG3) -- About Good. Grade.
AGE/ASE/APE-----------------------------------American Gold/Silver/Platinum Eagle
Alt- Alternate, meaning returning after being banned under a different name, or using an alt instead of primary name.
ALT-----------------------------------------------Alternate ID
ANA -- American Numismatic Association. Collector and dealer organization.
ANA----------------------------------------------American Numismatic Association
ANACS -- (originally) American Numismatic Association Certification Service. Grading service. It has since been sold to a company independent of the ANA.
AP-------------------------------------------------Authorized Purchaser, for US Mint products
AT - Artificially Toned
AT/AW (see NT/NW)---------------------------Artificial Toning/Artificial Wear
ATB- America the Beautiful
ATB-----------------------------------------------America the Beautiful (Quarter Series, see Puck)
ATS- Across the Street, meaning NGC
ATS-----------------------------------------------Across The Street (NGC Forum)
AU (AU50, AU53, AU55, AU58) -- About Uncirculated. Grade.
B# (B1-B10?) -- Browning number (1925). Die variety - Bust Quarters, 1796-1838.
B# (B1-B23?) Bolender number (1950, 1998). Die variety - Silver Dollars, 1794-1803.
B&M- Brick & Mortar, your local coin shop or previous catalogs by (now defunct) Bowers & Merena
B&M----------------------------------------------Brick and mortar (usually a coin shop)
Bammed- Banned from the Chat Boards, said to have derived from Cameron Keifer misspelling banned.
Bammed----------------------------------------Banned (removed by a moderator) from the forum
BB# (BB1-BBn?) -- Bowers and Borckardt number (1993). Die variety - Silver Dollars, 1794-1804 and later.
BB-------------------------------------------------Body Bag
Bear- Wise Old Bear, Gabe (passed away)
Bellybutton Dollar-A variety of 1884 silver dollar has a defect from the die causing a strategically placed depression on the eagle's lower abdomen.
BG# (BG101-BG1313) -- Breen and Gillio number (1983). Die variety - California private gold, 1852-1882.
BHNC-Bust Half Nut Club
BIN -- Buy It Now. eBay (www.ebay.com) phrase.
BIN-----------------------------------------------Buy it now (eBay)
Bluefish --------------------------------Symbol of the (obsolete) open forum
BM/BMP-----------------------------------------Branch Mint/Branch Mint Proof
BN -- Brown. Color grade for uncirculated copper coins (BN, RB, or RD).
Body Bag---------------------------------------A coin a grading service did not grade and holder, but returned in a plastic flip (see PCGS No Grade Codes)
BOLO - Be On the Look Out
BONGO-----------------------------------------Someone you haven't seen (Unfortunately...ask Ahooka454 for details)
BST - Buy, Sell, Trade, BST Forum
BST-----------------------------------------------Buy/Sell/Trade
BU (MS60?) -- Brilliant Uncirculated. Vague Grade.
BUMP- posting to a thread just to advance it to the top.
Bump--------------------------------------------A post to raise the thread to the top (see TTT)
BUT-----------------------------------------------Butt-ugly toning
BV -- Bullion Value. The value of the coin is closely related to its metallic content (usually silver or gold).
C -- Charlotte (North Carolina). Mintmark, 1838-61, gold coins only.
C# (C1-C23?) -- Cohen number (1982). Die variety - Half Cents, 1793-1857.
c/s - CS, counterstamp Post-mint lettering or numbers punched into a coin's surface with a tool.
CAC-Certified Acceptance Corporation, an independent numismatic coin authentication service founded by John Albanese
CAM----------------------------------------------Cameo contrast on proofs
carol---------------------------------------------carolj, forum moderator
CBH - Capped Bust Half
CBH10c, CBHD---------------------------------Capped bust half dime
CBH----------------------------------------------Capped bust half dollar
CC -- Carson City (Nevada). Mintmark, 1870-93, gold and silver coins only.
CCW - Counter-Clock Wise, as in rotation of a die, used in rotational error identification (DNA Dave)
CDN-Coin Dealer Newsletter
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
CMM# (CMM1-CMM13?) -- Cohen, Munson, Munde number (1971). Die variety - Half Cents, 1793-1857.
COT-- Circle of Trust™ , a Mystic group of Forumites who have secretly bonded, there is also reputed to be a secret greeting handshake.
CPG- Cherry Picker's Guide/Auth. Bill Fivaz & J.T. Stanton
CPG----------------------------------------------Cherry Picker's Guide, a book on die varieties
CRO- Coin Rarities Online
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
CSDG -- California Small Denomination Gold.
CUFYNA - Collectors Universe For Your Necessary Action
CW -- Coin World. Publication.
D -- Dahlonega (Georgia). Mintmark, 1838-61, gold coins only.
D -- Denver (Colorado). Mintmark, 1906-.
Darkside (See Liteside, Grayside)---------World coins
David Hall - God Jr., Coin Person with Hawaiian shirt and a founder of PCGS, President, Collectors Universe
DC (DCAM) -- Deep Cameo. High grade proof.
DCAM (See CAM, UCAM)---------------------Deep cameo
DDO -- Doubled Die Obverse. Type of die variety.
DDR -- Doubled Die Reverse. Type of die variety.
DIAF - Die In A Fire
Dipped - Cleaned with a chemical solution
DIVA - Designated Ike VAriety (same idea as VAM's, but for Eisenhower dollars)
DMPL -- Deep Mirror Proof Like. Business strike, with deep mirrored planchet.
DMPL (See PL)---------------------------------Deep Mirror Prooflike
DNC- Did not cross, coins submitted that do not cross into host's holder
DNS- Did Not Sell
Doily - The PCGS Doily holder is one of the most coveted holder/label types of certified coins. It was produced for a short time from August 1989 through January 1990. Only a few of these slabs survive today and many believe that the graders were conservative during this time.
Doily---------------------------------------------Short-lived PCGS holder with doily design on label
Don Willis-President, PCGS (bass fisherman extraordinaire)
Dreck- Trash, especially inferior merchandise. (another term applied to coins by Laura of Legend)
Dreck--------------------------------------------Coin not worth owning
DW-----------------------------------------------Don Willis, president of PCGS
EAC -- Early American Coppers, Inc. Collector and dealer organization.
EAC-Early American Coppers, specialty organization founded in 1967 to serve as a point of contact for collectors of early U.S. copper coins
ED - Early date
ED- Environmental Damage
EDS - Early Die State
EDS-----------------------------------------------Early Die State
EF (EF40, EF45) -- Extremely Fine. Grade.
EMDS - Early Middle Die State
EOM- End of message
EOR - End Of Roll, as in a coin that was exposed at the end of a bank roll which exhibits paper flap toning.
ER (See FS)-------------------------------------Early Release, which is NGC's version of First Strike
Ezest - Coin cleaner
F (F12, F15) -- Fine. Grade.
F word-------------------------------------------Fraud
Farside (See Liteside, etc)-------------------Exonumia (e.g. tokens, medals, elongated coins)
Fattie--------------------------------------------Old "fat" NGC holder
FB - Feed Back, eBay term for seller/buyer comments
FB - Mercury dimes exhibiting Full Bands due to an excellent strike.
FB-------------------------------------------------Full Bands for Mercury dimes
FBL - Full Bell Lines on rev of Franklin Half Dollar
FBL-----------------------------------------------Full Bell Lines for Franklin halves
FE- Flying Eagle cent (1856-1858) LFE- Large Flying Eagle, pattern 1855
FE/FEC-------------------------------------------Flying Eagle Cent
FEP - Friendly Eagle Pattern, 1971-D Ike dollar with the RDV-006 reverse
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.
Fishscale----------------------------------------Three cent coin (see trime and trickle)
FLD-----------------------------------------------Forum Lingo Dictionary
Flyer- Flying Eagle Cent, 1856/57/58
FOAD - F'k Off And Die
Fogetabout------------------------------------Forget about it
Frankies - Simple slang for Franklin half dollar
Franklin half dollars,1948-1963
Fresh Meat-------------------------------------A (hopefully) playful welcoming term for new members
FS -- For Sale. Internet phrase.
FS (Alternatively, see FSHO)-----------------First strike (see ER) or Full Steps for Jefferson nickels
FS# (FS1-FS?) -- Fivaz and Stanton number (19xx). Die variety - many series.
FSH-For Sale Here on the BST forum
FSHO----------------------------------------------For Sale Here Only
FT - Full Torch (used to designate a full strike on Roosies)
FT--------------------------------------------------Full Torch for Roosevelt dimes
FTW-----------------------------------------------For the Win
FUBAR - F'ed Up Beyond All Recognition
FVF- Final value fees, tied to e-Bay
FW------------------------------------------------Fred Weinberg, PCGS error expert
FWIW--------------------------------------------For What Its Worth
G (G4, G6) -- Good. Grade.
GAE - Gold American Eagle
Gennie-------------------------------------------"Genuine"; a coin that won't grade, but is genuine (see PCGS No Grade Codes)
GMM -- Gallery Mint Museum. A current producer of replicas of early US coins.
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
GSA----------------------------------------------General Services Administration (e.g. GSA holders for silver dollars)
GTG-- Guess The Grade (or, alternatively, can be used as an abbreviation for Greg The Great)
GTG----------------------------------------------Guess the Grade, or Good to Go
HJB- Harlan J. Berk Ltd.
HPA- Hobby Protection Act (approved November 29, 1973) Enacted to prevent the selling of counterfeits.
HRH----------------------------------------------"homerunhall", the handle of CU's benevolent founder, David Hall
HTT- "Hard Times Tokens"
HTT-----------------------------------------------Hard Times Token
ICGS -- Independent Coin Grading Service. Grading service.
IHC-----------------------------------------------Indian Head Cent
IIRC-If I Recall Correctly
IIRC----------------------------------------------If I Recall Correctly
IMHO-In My Humble Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
IMO/IMHO---------------------------------------In my opinion/In my humble (/honest) opinion
J# (J1-J1778?) -- Judd number (1959-77). Pattern or experimental coin.
JMHO - Just My Humble Opinion
JMO - Just My Opinion
JMO/JMHO--------------------------------------Just my opinion/Just my humble opinion
JR# (JR1-JR13?) -- John Reich number (Davis, et al, 1984). Die variety - Bust Dimes, 1794-1837.
KM# (KM1-KM?) -- Krause and Mishler number. From Standard Catalog of World Coins. Type of world coin. Includes California, Mormon, Colorado, Hawaii.
KMA - Kiss My Ass
KoolAid Pitcher - Linked to First Strike, the act of marketing a particular series of coins.
Kool-Aid-----------------------------------------A reference to being told what to do by the ruler
LDS - Late Die State
LDS-----------------------------------------------Late Die State
Liteside (See Darkside, Grayside)----------US coins
LOL- Little Old Lady, with hankie and purse selling coins to a dealer.
LT - love token. Post-mint hand-engraved artwork and/or lettering on a coin (lordmarcovan) -
LT-------------------------------------------------Love Token, post-mint hand-engraved artwork and/or lettering on a coin
MA - Market Acceptable
Macro - Photography term usually associated with a type of lens setting for close-ups
MAD- MisAligned Die
MA------------------------------------------------Market Acceptable
Matte finish - Also thought of as SATIN finish, mint dies glass bead blasted/pickled.
MD------------------------------------------------Mechanical Doubling (same as SD for Shelf Doubling)
MDS - Middle Die State
MEL- Missing Edge Lettering such as Presidential Dollars IGWT, E. Pluribus Unum, Date MM
MEL-----------------------------------------------Missing Edge Lettering
MIA-----------------------------------------------Minted in Asia, or missing in action for members that haven't posted in awhile
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
MM-----------------------------------------------Moon money, mintmark, Mickey Mouse
Modern Crap - Anything minted post 1964, can be traced all the way back to board member "shirohniichan"
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
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 (c.1976-1980) A phenomenal quality coin. Evidently penned by "Boy Wonder" Kevin Lipton.
MPD-Misplaced Punched Date
MPL - Matte Proof Lincoln cents 1909-1917
MPL----------------------------------------------Matte Proof Lincoln
MS (MS60-MS70) -- Mint State. (Uncirculated, business strike). Grade.
MS70 - Name brand for coin cleaner (by most accounts a detergent cleaner and not a stripper)
N# (N1-N105?) -- Newman number (1952). Die variety - Fugio Cents, 1787.
N# (N1-N17?) -- Newcomb number (1944). Die variety - Large Cents, 1816-1868.
NARU - Not A Registered User (an eBay username that has been banned from further using eBay as a result of disobeying rules).
NARU -- Not A Registered User (implies account terminated due to violation of rules). EBay(www.ebay.com) phrase.
NARU--------------------------------------------Not a registered user (eBay)
NC -- Not Collectable. A unique or nearly unique coin. Usually one of Sheldon's die varieties of Large Cents. At the time of Sheldon's "Penny Whimsey" (1958), for a coin to be NC, there had to be less than 3 specimens known.
NCLT---------------------------------------------Non-Circulating Legal Tender
NEN- Northeast Numismatics, Inc.
NewP/NewT------------------------------------New Purchase/New Trade
NGC -- Numismatic Guarantee Corporation. Grading service.
NLG -- Numismatic Literary Guild. A prestigious organization of writers of numismatically related articles, books, etc.
NN -- Numismatic News. Publication.
NN- Numismatic News
NPB - Non paying bidder, used in eBay
NSFW- Not Suitable for Work, contents of a link contains graphic information you might not want to open at work.
NT - Naturally Toned
NT/NW (See AT/AW)--------------------------Natural Toning/Natural Wear
NTC -- Numistrust Corporation. Grading service.
Numismatic abortion-------------------------Coin not worth owning (This is awful )
O# (O101-O128?) -- Overton number (1970). Die variety - Bust Half Dollars, 1794-1836.
OBH----------------------------------------------Omaha Bank Hoard
OBO---------------------------------------------Or best offer
OBW- Original Bank Wrapped coin rolls, 50 cents, 20 nickels, 50 dimes, 40 quarters, 20 fifty cent, 25 modern dollars
OBW---------------------------------------------Original bank-wrapped roll of MS coins
ODB----------------------------------------------Old Dirty B*****d
OF - Open Forum
OFEC---------------------------------------------"One from each country" style of world coin collecting
OFR---------------------------------------------- Open Forum Refuge
OGH- Old Green Holder, PCGS slab with green label
OGH----------------------------------------------Old Green Holder/Older Generation Holder
OGP---------------------------------------------Original government packaging
OGP----------------------------------------------Original Government Packaging
OMM -- Over MintMark. Two different mintmarks involved. (versus RPM, which is the same mintmark punched more than once). Type of die variety.
OMM - Overpunched Mint Mark such as a D/S
OP - Original Poster
OP------------------------------------------------Original Post/Poster (While I was thinking about it )
Orphan Annie-1844 Liberty seated dime. Origin unknown, but the term has been in use since the 1930s.
OT - Off Topic
OT -- Off Topic. Internet phrase.
OT------------------------------------------------Off topic
OTOH - On The Other Hand
P -- Philadelphia (Pennsylvania). Mintmark, 1942-45 (5c only), 1979- (all but 1c). Sometimes denotes absence of mintmark.
Pallad (or Pd) - Palladium
PC holder - PCGS holder
PCGS -- Professional Coin Grading Service. Grading service.
PCGS- Professional Coin Grading Services, home sweet home.
PCI -- Photo-certified Coin Institute. Grading service.
PF (PF60-PF70) -- Proof. Type of coin production and/or Grade. Contrasts with business strike.
Pics, Pix------------------------------------------Pictures (Just in case )
PITA - Pain In The Ass
PL -- Proof Like. Business strike, with mirrored planchet.
Plat (or Pt) - Platinum
PL-------------------------------------------------Prooflike
PM - Private Message, can also stand for Precious Metals
PMDD - Poor Man's Double Die (die erosion created trailing ghost 5's in the date, not a true hub doubled die)
PMD-Post Mint Damage, something occurred after the coin left the Mint
PMD----------------------------------------------Post-mint damage
PM------------------------------------------------Private Message/Precious metals
PNG -- Professional Numismatists Guild. Dealer organization.
POC/POS----------------------------------------Piece of Crap/S**t
Po'd----------------------------------------------P***ed off
POOF--------------------------------------------This thread is going to be deleted by a moderator, so I'll use it to raise my post count (see +1)
Pop - Population, as it pertains to registered coins that are slabbed
POS- Piece of $hit
POTD- Post Of The Day
POTD--------------------------------------------Post of the day
PQ - Premium Quality
PQ -- Premium Quality. Sometimes part of the sealed slab grade, such as a MS64 PQ (not quite good enough for MS65). Often it is just a hype adjective like "Choice" or "Select".
PR (PR60-PR70) -- Proof. Type of coin production and/or Grade. Contrasts with business strike.
PSA- Public Service Announcement
Puck---------------------------------------------America the Beautiful 5 oz. silver round (see ATB)
PUP- Pickup Point, a characteristic that usually indicates a nice strike.
PVC -- Poly Vinyl Chloride. An ingredient of soft plastic "flip" coin holders which will damage coins over time.
QDB---------------------------------------------Q. David Bowers
R# (R1-R8)
R1 = over 1251 known, "Common"
R2 = 501-1250 known, "Uncommon"
R3 = 201-500 known, "Scarce"
R4 = 76-200 known, "Very Scarce"
R5 = 31-75 known, "Rare"
R6 = 13-30 known, "Very Rare"
R7 = 4-12 known, "Extremely Rare"
R8 = 1-3 known (estimated), "Unique or Nearly Unique"
Rarity scale. R1 most common; R8 least common. The often used Sheldon scale is:
Rattler------------------------------------------A first-generation PCGS holder
RB -- Red-Brown. Color grade for uncirculated copper coins (BN, RB, or RD).
RCA----------------------------------------------Rubber Chicken Approved
RC------------------------------------------------Rubber Chicken/Cola manufacturer
RD -- Red. Color grade for uncirculated copper coins (BN, RB, or RD).
Registry sets - Points awarded to slabbed series collections
RFR - "Run, Forrest, Run!" quantified by messydesk as to avoid at all cost.
RIC -- Roman Imperial Coinage.
RMA- Return Merchandise Agreement/Return Merchandise Authorization
ROFL -- Rolling On the Floor Laughing. Internet phrase.
Ron Guth - God, Coin Person with Crown and President, CoinFacts.com
Roosies - Roosevelt Dimes, particularly 90% silver 1946-1964
RPC -- Roman Provincial Coinage.
RPD -- RePunched Date. Type of die variety.
RPM - Repeated Punched Mintmark such as D/D
RPM -- RePunched Mintmark. Type of die variety.
RPM----------------------------------------------Repunched Mintmark
RSC -- Roman Silver Coinage.
S -- San Francisco (California). Mintmark, 1854-1955, 1968-.
S# (S1-S295?) -- Sheldon number (1949). Die variety - Large Cents, 1793-1814.
S# (S1-S9?) -- Snow number (1992). Die variety - Flying Eagle and Indian Head Cents, 1856-1909.
SAE - Silver American Eagle
SBA----------------------------------------------Susan B. Anthony dollar
SBM- Suicide by Moderator, coined by Otis (SportsModerator1)
SCD----------------------------------------------So-Called Dollar
SDB- Safety Deposit Box
SDB----------------------------------------------Safety Deposit Box
SD------------------------------------------------Shelf Doubling (same as MD for Mechanical Doubling)
Seated------------------------------------------A generic term for coins with the seated liberty design
SEGS -- Sovereign Entities Grading Service. Grading service.
Skin - Originality of a coin as it pertains to strike, luster and look
SLQ - Standing Liberty Quarter
SLQ----------------------------------------------Standing Liberty Quarter
SM1----------------------------------------------SportsModerator1, forum moderator
Smoe--------------------------------------------Something/Someone
SMS----------------------------------------------Special Mint Set
SNAD - Significantly Not As Described (e-Bay term)
SOP- Standard Operating Proceedure
SP -- Specimen. Better than business strike, but not quite a proof.
SSDC- Society of Silver Dollar Collectors, collector organization dedicated to the study of Morgan and Peace Silver Dollar varieties.
SSP- Shameless Self Promotion (as seen on the BST)
SSP----------------------------------------------Shameless Self Promotion/Sales Plug
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
SWLABR----------------------------------------She walks like a bearded rainbow; a coin that looks like a rainbow, but is flawed (cf. Wikipedia)
T1 - Type 1, for Buffalo nickel (original design, 1913 only). For Jefferson nickels T1 steps (steps not bracketed with 2 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.
Tail-Bar A variety of 1890-CC silver dollar has a raised die line or bar from the eagle's tail to the wreath.
TAT- Turn Around Time
TBN- Taco Bell Napkin, claims have been made that these brown napkins accelerate silver coin toning.
TGP - Third Party Graders
TGS - Third-party Grading Service (also known as TPGS)
Threeagle--------------------------------------Three dollar gold piece
TLTIR-------------------------------------------The last thing I remember
To je govno------------------------------------Coin not worth owning
Toilet bowl toning-----------------------------Dark, unattractive toning
Top Pop- Population being as #1 for the grade, as it pertains to registered coins that are encapsulated
TOS - Terms of Service, are rules by which one must agree to abide by in order to use a service. Usually, such terms are legally binding.
TPG----------------------------------------------Third Party Grading
TPN - ? I have no idea what this means, somebody used it.
Trickel-------------------------------------------Three cent nickel (see fishscale, trime)
Trime--------------------------------------------Three cent silver (see fishscale, trickel)
TTBMK-----------------------------------------To the best of my knowledge - OCC added 3:15am 3-31-14
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
TTT -- used on this forum to bump up threads to the top of the list
TTT-----------------------------------------------To the top (see Bump)
UC (UCAM) -- Ultra Cameo. High grade proof.
UCAM (See CAM/DCAM)----------------------NGC's version of deep cameo contrast
UHR- Ultra High Relief $20 gold struck in 2009, dated MMIX
UMS---------------------------------------------Ugly Mood Swing
UNC (Unc., MS60?) -- Uncirculated. Grade.
V - Very
V# (V1-V10?) -- Valentine number (1975). Die variety - Half Dimes, 1794-1873.
VAM - Van Allen and Mallis (Morgan and Peace dollar varieties)
VAM# (VAM1-VAM230?) -- Van Allen and Mallis number (1976). Die variety - Morgan Dollars, 1878-1921.
VAM----------------------------------------------Van Allen-Mallis variety identification for Morgan Dollars
VEDS - Very Early Die States
VEMS - Very Early Middle States
VF (VF20, VF30, perhaps VF35) -- Very Fine. Grade.
VG (VG8, VG10) -- Very Good. Grade.
W -- West Point (New York). Mintmark, 1984-.
WAC- What a Coin
WAG - Wager a Guess
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 (usually gold) as per Fred Weinberg
Widget- First applied by Legend for common run of the mill coins, like common date Morgans.
Widget------------------------------------------A coin that could be easily replaced with a similar coin at almost any time
WLH---------------------------------------------Walking Liberty Half
WTB -- Wanted To Buy. Internet phrase.
WTB- Want to Buy
WTC Coins - World Trade Center coins (coins minted from silver recovered from the site)
WTK---------------------------------------------Want to Know
XF (XF40, XF45) -- eXtremely Fine. Grade.
Yeti- Darkside term for a long-vanished or seldom-seen forum member.
Yeti----------------------------------------------Darkside term for a seldom-seen forum member
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary, coined from ColonelJessup
YN - Young Numismatists
YN------------------------------------------------Young Numismatist
You Suck! - Increase of at least 1000X fold from the original purchase price.
You Suck!------------------------------------An award given by general consensus when good luck strikes a member
just updating this "dump it all thread" with known usable "on this forum" alt+ characters that work. at least ones i can get to work. one of these days i'll clean out this thread. just not now.
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some of the things we get into, sheesh.