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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 717657, member: 16948&quot;]This was posted over on the CU forum, so consider this a blatant post theft!&nbsp; And I don&#039;t know if it was posted here previously, but I really thought it was helpful in figuring out what some people are saying on these forums, especially when they use acronyms! Feel free to plagiarize it from here too!</p><p><br /></p><p>1883 N/C - 1883 Shield nickel without &quot;5 Cents&quot; (No Cent) incorporated in the design</p><p>1909 VDB MPL - Victor David Brenner cent design, Matte Proof Lincoln</p><p>Acetone - Organic solvent, industrial chemical (can be used for thinner, lacquers or oil base paints)</p><p>AT - Artificially Toned</p><p>B&amp;M- Brick &amp; Mortar, your local coin shop</p><p>BST - Buy, Sell, Trade, BST Forum</p><p>CAC-Certified Acceptance Corporation, an independent numismatic coin authentication service founded by John Albanese</p><p>CBH - Capped Bust Half</p><p>COT-- Circle of Trust™, a Mystic group of Forumites who have secretly bonded, there is also reputed to be a secret greeting handshake.</p><p>CPG- Cherry Picker’s Guide/Auth. Bill Fivaz &amp; J.T. Stanton</p><p>CUFYNA - Collectors Universe For Your Necessary Action</p><p>David Hall - God Jr., Coin Person with Hawaiian shirt and a founder of PCGS, President, Collectors Universe </p><p>DIAF - Die In A Fire</p><p>Dipped - Cleaned with a chemical solution</p><p>DNC- Did not cross, coins submitted that do not cross into host&#039;s holder</p><p>Don Willis-President, PCGS</p><p>Dreck- Trash, especially inferior merchandise. (another term coined by Laura of Legend)</p><p>ED - Early date</p><p>EDS - Early Die State</p><p>EMDS - Early Middle Die State</p><p>Ezest - Coin cleaner</p><p>FB - Feed Back, eBay term for seller/buyer comments</p><p>FB - Mercury dimes exhibiting Full Bands due to an excellent strike.</p><p>FBL - Full Bell Lines on rev of Franklin Half Dollar</p><p>FE- Flying Eagle cent (1856-1858) LFE- Large Flying Eagle, pattern 1855 </p><p>First Strike™- Brought about and twisted by marketers as the first coins struck by Mint dies, but it really only meant first delivered by Mint.</p><p>Flyer- Flying Eagle Cent, 1856/57/58</p><p><span style="color: Red">edited</span></p><p>Franklin half dollars,1948-1963</p><p>Frankies -* Designation - Used to signify superior eye-appeal by NGC. It DOES NOT signify PQness!</p><p>FSH-For Sale Here on the BST forum</p><p>FT - Full Torch (used to designate a full strike on Roosies)</p><p><span style="color: red">edited</span></p><p>GAE - Gold American Eagle</p><p>GSA CC - Government Services Administration, Carson City mint</p><p>GTG-- Guess The Grade (or, alternatively, can be used as an abbreviation for Greg The Great)</p><p>IMO - In My Opinion</p><p>IMHO-In My Humble Opinion</p><p>IIRC-If I Recall Correctly </p><p>JMHO - Just My Humble Opinion</p><p>JMO - Just My Opinion</p><p><span style="color: red">edited</span></p><p>KoolAid Pitcher - Linked to First Strike, the act of marketing a particular series of coins.</p><p>LDS - Late Die State</p><p>Macro - Photography term usually associated with a type of lens setting for close-ups</p><p>MAD- MisAligned Die</p><p>Matte finish - Also thought of as SATIN finish, mint dies glass bead blasted/pickled.</p><p>MDS - Middle Die State</p><p>Micro O - Super small new Orleans mint mark</p><p>Milk spots - Milky white spots that mysteriously appear on silver eagles due to improper rinse at the mint. They also show up on Peace dollars</p><p>Modern Crap - Anything minted post 1964, can be traced all the way back to board member &quot;shirohniichan&quot;</p><p>Moon Shot- Scanner bed or camera image taken without magnification or so far away, you need the Hubble to identify the coin</p><p>Moose - An incredible coin, usually one that grades MS/PR-67 or higher or a coin with astounding eye-appeal</p><p>MPD-Misplaced Punched Date</p><p>MS70 - Name brand for coin cleaner (by most accounts a detergent cleaner and not a stripper)</p><p>NARU - Not A Registered User (an eBay username that has been banned from further using eBay as a result of disobeying rules).</p><p>NN- Numismatic News</p><p>NPB - Non paying bidder, used in eBay</p><p>NT - Naturally Toned</p><p>OBW- Original Bank Wrapped coin rolls, 50 cents, 20 nickels, 50 dimes, 40 quarters, 20 fifty cent, 25 modern dollars</p><p>OF - Open Forum</p><p>OGH- Old Green Holder, PCGS slab with green label</p><p>OMM - Overpunched Mint Mark such as a D/S</p><p>OP - Original Poster</p><p>OT - Off Topic</p><p>OTOH - On The Other Hand</p><p>Pallad (or Pd) - Palladium</p><p>PC holder - PCGS holder </p><p><span style="color: red">edited</span></p><p>Plat (or Pt) - Platinum</p><p>PM - Private Message</p><p>PMD-Post Mint Damage, something occured after the coin left the Mint</p><p>Pop - Population, as it pertains to registered coins that are slabbed</p><p><span style="color: red">edited</span></p><p>POTD- Post Of The Day</p><p>PQ - Premium Quality</p><p>PUP- Pickup Point, a characteristic that usually indicates a nice strike.</p><p>Registry sets - Points awarded to slabbed series collections</p><p>Ron Guth - God, Coin Person with Crown and President, CoinFacts.com</p><p>Roosies - Roosevelt Dimes, particularly 90% silver 1946-1964</p><p>RPM - Repeated Punched Mintmark such as D/D</p><p>SAE - Silver American Eagle</p><p>SDB- Safety Deposit Box</p><p>Skin - Originality of a coin as it pertains to strike, luster and look</p><p>SLQ - Standing Liberty Quarter</p><p>SSP- Shameless Self Promotion (as seen on the BST)</p><p>TAT- Turn Around Time </p><p>T1 - Type 1, for Buffalo nickel (original design, 1913 only). For Jefferson nickels T1 steps (steps not braked with vertical lines). For Standing Liberty Quarters dated 1917 that show a bare breast.</p><p>T2 - Type 2, for Buffalo nickel (small changes to the reverse starting mid-way through 1913 until 1938). For Jefferson nickels (steps have vertical lines bracketing steps). For Standing Liberty Quarters dated 1917 that show a covered breast.</p><p>TBN- Taco Bell Napkin, claims have been made that these brown napkins accelerate silver coin toning.</p><p>TGP - Third Party Graders</p><p>TGS - Third-party Grading Service (also known as TPGS)</p><p>TPN - ?</p><p>TTT - To The Top</p><p>UHR- Ultra High Relief $20 gold struck in 2009, dated MMIX </p><p>VEDS - Very Early Die States</p><p>VEMS - Very Early Middle States</p><p>V - Very</p><p>WANNABE - Usually pertains to a fly-by-night dealer who thinks of himself as an expert or the collectors friend. Often in it for the money only. Can also pertain to a collector who hasn&#039;t paid his dues.</p><p>WB - Wiley Bugert classification of varieties for Liberty Seated Half Dollars</p><p>White elephant - Error missed by mint QA, then by grading service, on high $ coin (gold)</p><p>Widget- Coin by Legend for common run of the mill coins, like common date Morgans.</p><p>WTC Coins - World Trade Center coins (coins minted from silver recovered from the site)</p><p>YN - Young Numismatists</p><p><br /></p><p>Mint Marks</p><p><br /></p><p>C- Charlotte, North Carolina. Gold coins struck between 1838 and 1861. </p><p>CC- Carson City, Nevada.1870 thru 1893. </p><p>D- Dahlonega, Georgia, Gold coins struck between 1838 thru 1861. </p><p>D- Denver, Colorado. 1906 to the present. </p><p>D/D- Repunched mintmark. Dahlonega over Dahlonega. </p><p>D/S- Mintmark error. Denver over San Francisco. </p><p>O- New Orleans, Louisiana. 1838 to 1909. </p><p>O/CC- Mintmark error. New Orleans over Carson City. </p><p>O/S- Mintmark error. New Orleans over San Francisco. </p><p>P- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. War nickels, 1942 - 1945; dollars, 1979 to present; </p><p>all other denominations,1980 to present. </p><p>S- San Francisco, California. 1854 to present. </p><p>S/D- Mintmark error. San Francisco over Denver. </p><p>W- West Point. 1984 to present.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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