What are some of the most often misused words in numismatic posts?
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Misused or just "overused"? If just overused then "original" would be in there as well. And "PQ". Though I guess they are misused as well...
And of course "rainbow" is frequently included in descriptions of toning that clearly is not. Another one that makes the list is "original".
As in "Almost Uncirculated"
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I find it odd that people will use the letter P to describe coins minted in Philadelphia even though there is no P on the coin. There is no such thing a 1995-P cent.
I also find it odd that people will say something like "1925 Buffalo nickel." What other kind of 1925 nickel could there be?
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I find it odd that people will use the letter P to describe coins minted in Philadelphia even though there is no P on the coin. There is no such thing a 1995-P cent. >>
While the use of a "P" is technically redundant, it at least clears up any question regarding where the coin was produced. For example, if I say I have an 1896 Silver Dollar, someone might reasonably ask if it has a mint-mark. A person who is describing a coin might not know his/her entire audience, and/or the audience might not know the level of expertise of the owner, so I think using a "P" is reasonable.
<< <i>I find it odd that people will use the letter P to describe coins minted in Philadelphia even though there is no P on the coin. There is no such thing a 1995-P cent. >>
Yeah, but at the same time a lot of people who don't know that much describe a coin by the year and denomination only. They may not know that the "S" below the tail is significant for an 1893 silver dollar and only describes it as such -- an "1893 silver dollar." Specifically saying it's an 1893-P dollar, even though there was no P mint mark, clears up potential ambiguity about whether there's any mint mark on it and is clearly understood by knowledgeable numismatists as a coin with no mint mark at all.
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<< <i>I detect another opportunity to complain about one my pet peeves.
I find it odd that people will use the letter P to describe coins minted in Philadelphia even though there is no P on the coin. There is no such thing a 1995-P cent. >>
While the use of a "P" is technically redundant, it at least clears up any question regarding where the coin was produced. For example, if I say I have an 1896 Silver Dollar, someone might reasonably ask if it has a mint-mark. A person who is describing a coin might not know his/her entire audience, and/or the audience might not know the level of expertise of the owner, so I think using a "P" is reasonable. >>
I can see where you are coming from but to say "1995-P" cent suggests there is a P somewhere on the coin. I do concede that if I want to buy, say, a set of 1971, 1971-D, and 1971-S cents, it is easier to say 1971-PDS, but it makes me break out in hives to say it.
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I also find it odd that people will say something like "1925 Buffalo nickel." What other kind of 1925 nickel could there be? >>
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<< <i>I detect another opportunity to complain about one my pet peeves.
I find it odd that people will use the letter P to describe coins minted in Philadelphia even though there is no P on the coin. There is no such thing a 1995-P cent. >>
True in regards to the cent, but in later years in the other denominations the mintmark P is used.
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<< <i>I can see where you are coming from but to say "1995-P" cent suggests there is a P somewhere on the coin. I do concede that if I want to buy, say, a set of 1971, 1971-D, and 1971-S cents, it is easier to say 1971-PDS, but it makes me break out in hives to say it. >>
Well, if you're only in knowledgeable coin circles, you can assume that someone referring to a "1995 cent" is referring to a coin with no mint mark, but that isn't always the right assumption.
I've seen the occasional "you suck" rip on eBay when someone buys something like (this is a fictional example) a "1909 Indian cent" from a seller who doesn't know much about coins and pays $4 for one -- with an S mint mark on the back which the seller didn't know was significant enough to list.
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<< <i>I can see where you are coming from but to say "1995-P" cent suggests there is a P somewhere on the coin. I do concede that if I want to buy, say, a set of 1971, 1971-D, and 1971-S cents, it is easier to say 1971-PDS, but it makes me break out in hives to say it. >>
Well, if you're only in knowledgeable coin circles, you can assume that someone referring to a "1995 cent" is referring to a coin with no mint mark, but that isn't always the right assumption.
I've seen the occasional "you suck" rip on eBay when someone buys something like (this is a fictional example) a "1909 Indian cent" from a seller who doesn't know much about coins and pays $4 for one -- with an S mint mark on the back which the seller didn't know was significant enough to list. >>
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Misused or just "overused"? If just overused then "original" would be in there as well. And "PQ". Though I guess they are misused as well...
Agree. These terms (rare, original, PQ) are both misused and overused.
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"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
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