Numismatic terms or nicknames that are annoying

Sorry I should have clarified. When I search certified proof like coins on eBay the results are clogged with self described "semi PL" coins. I can certainly appreciate reflective surfaces.

 

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Proof-like. Also there's a term that I know annoys me but for some reason escapes me right now.

 

What annoys me? PCGS price value references! Especially on ungraded coins!

 

+1

 

I hate the word "verdigris" almost as much as I hate "et al" used by soft scientists.

 

I've always wondered if verdigris is a good or bad word in @BadThad's book? Ya know, being it's conquerer and all

 

Pretty sure ICG will slab a fake in a holder that says "counterfeit" all over it.

I thought of another term that really annoys me too: "making" a coin, as in getting it certified. Nobody "makes" coins except forgers, counterfeiters, or official mints.

 

What do you call copper corrosion then when you're referring to it?

 

I thought of some more: luster and cud. Cud bugs me because I think of cows every time...

 

I forgot about that!

 

Please pardon my Buttinski. Copper corrosion = corrosion, corrosion spots, environmental damage.

In my experience any of the green crud that has not eaten into the coin = verdigris.

IME the shades of gray-green, pale-green, and light-green film/spots on the coin's surface = PVC, environmental damage.

 

when people call the obverse the front

 

I dislike the term "PQ", annoys me everytime I see it.

 

"Error coin"

 

As opposed to "non-error coin."

 

Possible VAM.

 

Posters who write: "I don't know anything about this, but..."

 

About the PQ term, I don't mind it, but I do mind the overuse of it as a huckster selling point. Likewise, the overuse of the terms "moose" & "monster" for toning evoke the same emotion. Buy when applied correctly, I have no problem with them.

 

No, no you got it wrong. "I am not an expert on the series, but..."

 

"Not many of us here are experts but, ..." IMO we don't need to be experts to know enough of the basics to post sensible comments...Yes?

Nevertheless, what about a poster named "Peace Dollar Jones" offering opinions on the ancient coin forums?