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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lkeigwin, post: 1212955, member: 30400&quot;]Here are some from the PCGS forum (slightly edited to remove stuff specific to that forum).</p><p>Lance.</p><p><br /></p><p>7070---------------------------------------------A reference to the popular Dansco #7070 album for major US type coins</p><p>ALT-----------------------------------------------Alternate ID</p><p>AGE/ASE/APE-----------------------------------American Gold/Silver/Platinum Eagle</p><p>ANA---------------------------------------------American Numismatic Association</p><p>AT/AW (see NT/NW)---------------------------Artificial Toning/Artificial Wear</p><p>*ATB-----------------------------------------------America the Beautiful (Quarter Series)</p><p>ATS-----------------------------------------------Across The Street (NGC Forum)</p><p>B&amp;M----------------------------------------------Brick and mortar (usually a coin shop)</p><p>Bammed----------------------------------------Banned (removed by a moderator) from the forum</p><p>BB-------------------------------------------------Body Bag</p><p>BIN-----------------------------------------------Buy it now (eBay)</p><p>BM/BMP-----------------------------------------Branch Mint/Branch Mint Proof</p><p>BONGO-----------------------------------------Someone you haven&#039;t seen (Unfortunately...ask Ahooka454 for details)</p><p>BST-----------------------------------------------Buy/Sell/Trade</p><p>Bump--------------------------------------------A post to raise the thread to the top (see TTT)</p><p>BUT-----------------------------------------------Butt-ugly toning</p><p>CAM----------------------------------------------Cameo contrast on proofs</p><p>CBH----------------------------------------------Capped bust half dollar</p><p>CBH10c, CBHD---------------------------------Capped bust half dime</p><p>CircCam-----------------------------------------term to describe &quot;a circulated coin with dark fields and lighter highlights&quot;</p><p>Crusty------------------------------------------A term used to describe the (often attractive) heavily toned surfaces of a coin</p><p>Darkside (See Liteside, Grayside)---------World coins</p><p>DCAM (See CAM, UCAM)---------------------Deep cameo</p><p>Doily---------------------------------------------Short-lived PCGS holder with doily design on label</p><p>EDS-----------------------------------------------Early Die State</p><p>Fattie--------------------------------------------Old &quot;fat&quot; NGC holder</p><p>Farside (See Liteside, etc)-------------------Exonumia (e.g. tokens, medals, elongated coins)</p><p>FB-------------------------------------------------Full Bands for Mercury dimes</p><p>FBL-----------------------------------------------Full Bell Lines for Franklin halves</p><p>FH-------------------------------------------------Full Head for Standing Liberty quarters</p><p>Fogetabout------------------------------------Forget about it</p><p>FLD-----------------------------------------------Forum Lingo Dictionary</p><p>Fresh Meat-------------------------------------A (hopefully) playful welcoming term for new members</p><p>FS (Alternatively, see FSHO)-----------------First strike or Full Steps for Jefferson nickels</p><p>FSHO----------------------------------------------For Sale Here Only</p><p>FT--------------------------------------------------Full Torch for Roosevelt dimes</p><p>FTW-----------------------------------------------For the Win</p><p>FWIW--------------------------------------------For What Its Worth</p><p>F word-------------------------------------------Fraud</p><p>Grayside (See Liteside, Darkside)----------Canadian/American colonial (i.e. Fillipino) coins</p><p>Green Bean (See Stickers)-------------------CAC approval sticker</p><p>GSA----------------------------------------------General Services Administration (e.g. GSA holders for silver dollars)</p><p>HRH----------------------------------------------&quot;homerunhall&quot;, the handle of CU&#039;s benevolent founder, David Hall</p><p>IHC-----------------------------------------------Indian Head Cent</p><p>IIRC----------------------------------------------If I Recall Correctly </p><p>IMO/IMHO---------------------------------------In my opinion/In my humble (/honest) opinion</p><p>JMO/JMHO--------------------------------------Just my opinion/Just my humble opinion</p><p>Kool-Aid-----------------------------------------A reference to being told what to do by the ruler</p><p>LDS-----------------------------------------------Late Die State</p><p>Liteside (See Darkside, Grayside)----------US coins</p><p>MIA-----------------------------------------------Minted in Asia, or missing in action for members that haven&#039;t posted in awhile</p><p>MM-----------------------------------------------Moon money, mintmark, Mickey Mouse</p><p>Moon shot -------------------------------------A coin photograph taken at such a high altitude that the subject is barely recognizable as a coin</p><p>MPL----------------------------------------------Matte Proof Lincoln</p><p>NARU--------------------------------------------Not a registered user (eBay)</p><p>NT/NW (See AT/AW)--------------------------Natural Toning/Natural Wear</p><p>NCLT---------------------------------------------Non-Circulating Legal Tender</p><p>NewP/NewT------------------------------------New Purchase/New Trade</p><p>OBO---------------------------------------------Or best offer</p><p>OBH----------------------------------------------Omaha Bank Hoard</p><p>OBW---------------------------------------------Original bank-wrapped roll of MS coins</p><p>OFEC---------------------------------------------&quot;One from each country&quot; style of world coin collecting<a href="http://popforum.net/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://popforum.net/" rel="nofollow"></a></p><p>OGH----------------------------------------------Old Green Holder/Older Generation Holder</p><p>OP------------------------------------------------Original Post/Poster (While I was thinking about it <img src="http://forums.collectors.com/i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />)</p><p>OT------------------------------------------------Off topic</p><p>OTB-----------------------------------------------Old Dirty B*****d</p><p>Pics, Pix------------------------------------------Pictures (Just in case <img src="http://forums.collectors.com/i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />)</p><p>PM------------------------------------------------Private Message/Precious metals</p><p>PMD----------------------------------------------Post-mint damage</p><p>Po&#039;d----------------------------------------------P***ed off</p><p>POC/POS----------------------------------------Piece of Crap/S**t</p><p>POTD--------------------------------------------Post of the day</p><p>QDB---------------------------------------------Q. David Bowers</p><p>OGP---------------------------------------------Original government packaging</p><p>Rattler------------------------------------------A first-generation PCGS holder</p><p>RPM----------------------------------------------Repunched Mintmark</p><p>SDB----------------------------------------------Safety Deposit Box</p><p>SMS----------------------------------------------Special Mint Set</p><p>Stickers-----------------------------------------CAC&#039;s sticker of &quot;solidity to higher end&quot; of a grade range</p><p>SSP----------------------------------------------Shameless Self Promotion/Sales Plug</p><p>TLTIR-------------------------------------------The last thing I remember</p><p>TPG----------------------------------------------Third Party Grading</p><p>TTIWWP----------------------------------------This thread is worthless without pictures</p><p>TTT-----------------------------------------------To the top (see Bump)</p><p>UCAM (See CAM/DCAM)-----------------------NGC&#039;s version of deep cameo contrast</p><p>UMS---------------------------------------------Ugly Mood Swing</p><p>VAM----------------------------------------------Van Allen-Mallis variety identification for Morgan Dollars</p><p>Weenie coin-----------------------------------Cook-Islands coin depicting god of fertility</p><p>Widget------------------------------------------A coin that could be easily replaced with a similar coin at almost any time</p><p>WLH---------------------------------------------Walking Liberty Half</p><p>WTK---------------------------------------------Want to Know[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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