Hi! I recently bought Coin Pro Software to Log My collection. I'm also trying to use The heritage personl collection site. Problem is I Keep running into abbrevietiobs I don't understand, such as he ones below. If you all could help me be a little less clueless I would appreciate it. 1995-S Pre 1C-50C Proof Set 1995-S Prm 1C-50C Proof Set MS Vs. PRDC AS in 1995 (whatever) PRDC and same 1995 coin with ms instead of prdc. EAGLE G$10 1986, PL (what does PL mean?) Eagle $5 2000-W, DC (What does the DC Mean) 1986-S S$1 Eagle, CA EAGLE S$1 1986-S [FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]1979-S SBA$ TYPE 1 [FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]1979-S SBA$ TYPE 1, CA [/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]1979-S SBA$ TYPE 1, DC[/FONT] Any Help Greatly appreciated. Thanks, CJ [/FONT]
MS = Mint State PRDC = Proof Deep Cameo DC - Deep Cameo PL = Proof Like CAM = Cameo Save the following link, it will help you - Coin Lingo
There are literally hundreds of coins with those designations from dozens of different countries, based on a large number of design differences. For example, Japanese milled coins from the Meiji era (1867-1912) all have the characters "Mei" and "Ji". Most have two distinct characters (Type 1), but on some the characters are joined (Type 2). In other cases the differences between the types are based on different calligraphy for the same character. On another coin there are different details in the design. In other words, for each coin having multiple types, you need to know the specific details of the coin, and there is no general answer to your question.
For the coin in question, the '79 SBA, it has to do with the mint mark. type 1 is known as the blob S and type 2 is known as the clear S.
