List of BST shorthand?
jp297
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Please pardon the non-transaction post, but is there a list of BST shorthand?
(WTB = Want To Buy, but newbie thinks FSH can't be Follicle Stimulating Hormone...)
…so FSH must be For Sale H. Here?, HO... Here Only??
(WTB = Want To Buy, but newbie thinks FSH can't be Follicle Stimulating Hormone...)
…so FSH must be For Sale H. Here?, HO... Here Only??
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Here's a start:
FSH- For sale here
FSHO- For sale here only
WTB- Wanted to Buy
FS- For sale
WTT- Wanted to Trade
WTS- Wanted to Sale
PM- private message or Precious metals
MO or M.O.- Money order
ATB- Amercia The Beautiful coins
NEWPS- New purchases
90%- pre-65 dimes, quarters, halves
TTT- to the top
PP- Paypal
TT- Teletrade
JMO- just my opinion
TGP- Third Party Graders
JMHO- just my (humble) opinion
MPL- Matte Proof Lincoln
IMO- in my opinion
Flyer- Flying Eagle Cent, 1856/57/58
1883 N/C- No Cent on nickel
AT- artificially toned
NT- naturally toned
Dipped- cleaned with a chemical solution
PQ- premium quality/Proof Quality, which is it or both?
Roosies- Roosevelt Dimes,(particularly 90% silver 1946-1964)
Frankies- Franklin half dollars,1948-1963
YN-young numismatists
T1-type one, for Buffalo nickel (original design, 1913 only) for Jefferson nickels T1 steps (steps not braked with verticle lines) are there others?
T2-type 2, for Buffalo nickel (small changes to the reverse starting mid-way through 1913 until 1938) for Jefferson nickels (steps have verticle lines bracketing steps) are there others?
BST- buy, sell, trade, BST Forum
OT- Off Topic
PM- private messege
TTT- to the top
GAE- gold american eagle
SAE- silver american eagle
OTOH- on the other hand
GSA CC- Government Services Administration, Carson City mint
First Strike™- flavor of the month
WTC Coins- World Trade Center coins ( coins minted from silver recovered from the site)
NPB- non paying bidder, used in e-bay
CBH- Capped Bust Half
FB-Feed Back, e-bay term for seller/buyer comments
FB- Dimes, Full Bands
OP-Original Poster
skin- originality of a coin as it pertains to strike, luster and look
pop- population, as it pertains to registered coins that are slabbed
FT- full torch (used to designate a full strike on Roosies)
plat- platinum
pallad- palladium
* designation- Used to signify PQness by NGC
matte finish- also thought of as SATIN.
milk spots- milky white spots that mysteriously appear on silver eagles
SLQ- Standing Liberty Quarter
EDS - Early Die State
MDS- Middle Die State
LDS - Late Die State
EMDS-Early Middle Die State
FBL - Full Bell Lines
TGS-Third-party Grading Service (also known as TPGS)
VEDS- Very Early Die States
VLDS- Very Late Die State
WB- Wiley Bugert classification of varieties for Liberty Seated Half Dollars
Too many positive BST transactions with too many members to list.
ATS - across the street at the other grader/ers.
Welcome, jp!! (my own shorthand for jp297)
- - Dave
AGE: American Gold Eagle
ASE: American Silver Eagle
FSOE: For Sale On Ebay
B & M: Brick and Mortar (your local coin shop)
COC: check on consignment (seller mails package as soon buyer says payment is on the way)
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AGE: American Gold Eagle
ASE: American Silver Eagle
FSOE: For Sale On Ebay
B & M: Brick and Mortar (your local coin shop)
COC: check on consignment (seller mails package as soon buyer says payment is on the way) >>
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C.O.C = check on confirmation (buyer agrees to mail check payment upon sellers confirmation of deal.)
GTG = Guess the Grade
HRH = HomeRunHall, A.K.A. Homer unHall
VAM = VanAllen & Mallis die variety number for Morgan or Peace Silver Dollar.
FUBAR = cull
FDC = European acronym for a superb gem coin "Fleur de Coin"
"Everything is on its way to somewhere. Everything." - George Malley, Phenomenon
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PLOD Purple label of death
CGC uses purple labels when comics are deemed restored. Now NGC is using purple labels for problem coins.