My first contest in CT : post your abbreviations !

Dutch Guilder or Gulden = FI

 

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Just bought this off of ebay btw

 

FS = Full Steps on a Jefferson Nickel



Often exaggerated when describing a coin for sale.
True Full steps are uninterrupted by weakness or contact marks or planchet flaws.
Just because a listing says it has full steps a closer look is suggested before paying "Full Step" prices.

Thank you for the educational and fun contest.

 

Repunched mintmark= RPM

 

FD = “Fidei Defensor “ (Latin) - "Defender of the Faith" found on many pre decimal British

 

DG = Dei Gratia “By the Grace of God”
PL = Pecunia Londinii “ Money of London”

 

ZAR = Zuid-Afrikaanse Rand

 

[h=1]VAMs - What are VAMs?[/h]

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Definition: A VAM is a Peace or Morgan Dollar die variety that has been identified in an important book called The Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia of Morgan and Peace Dollars by Leroy C. Van Allen and A. George Mallis. The term VAM derives from the first initials of Van Allen's and Mallis' last names.

From Susan Headley, former About.com Guide
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DDR = doubled die reverse (look at "monticello" to see it, paul [lehigh96] can confirm it)

 

Thanks swish513 for this nice addition which fits exactly the contest topic !
Indeed, the L in Monticello seems doubled but we will wait for Expert Lehigh96 to confirm

Varieties are plentyfull of abbreviations :hail:

 

look at the "O"... it shows it even better.

 

SL = small letters. In this case an indication that was minted in US with LL = large letters in Peru.

 

LEG IV - Legion 4 Capricorn (Marc Anthony's legions) 31 BC

 

FJ = Colonial Spain Ferdinand VII reales minted only in Santiago

 

:hail: Come on Folks ! They are still TONS of abbreviations to be posted !

To encourage you, i have decided to add also a prize for the second best poster here, and this prize will be a Roman coin :smile

 

MTFHDDDR - Monster Toned Franklin Half Dollar Double Die Reverse

 

Nice coin and nice one Thanks for posting !

 

aF (VG10) about Fine. Grade. AFAIK As Far As I Know. Internet phrase. AG (AG3) About Good. Grade. ANA American Numismatic Association. Collector and dealer organization. ANACS (originally) American Numismatic Association Certification Service. Grading service. It has since been sold to a company independent of the ANA. ASE (SAE) American Silver Eagle. A one ounce silver bullion coin, issued 1986-date. AU (AU50, AU53, AU55, AU58) About Uncirculated. Grade. aVF (F15?) about Very Fine. Grade. aXF (VF35?) about Extremely Fine. Grade. B# (B1-B10?) Browning number (1925). Die variety - Bust Quarters, 1796-1838. B# (B1-B23?) Bolender number (1950, 1998). Die variety - Silver Dollars, 1794-1803. BB# (BB1-BBn?) Bowers and Borckardt number (1993). Die variety - Silver Dollars, 1794-1804 and later. BG# (BG101-BG1313) Breen and Gillio number (1983). Die variety - California private gold, 1852-1882. BIN Buy It Now. eBay (www.ebay.com) phrase. BN Brown. Color grade for uncirculated copper coins (BN, RB, or RD). BTW By The Way. Internet phrase. BU (MS60?) Brilliant Uncirculated. Vague Grade. BV Bullion Value. The value of the coin is closely related to its metallic content (usually silver or gold). C Charlotte (North Carolina). Mintmark, 1838-61, gold coins only. C# (C1-C23?) Cohen number (1982). Die variety - Half Cents, 1793-1857. CC Carson City (Nevada). Mintmark, 1870-93, gold and silver coins only. CMM# (CMM1-CMM13?) Cohen, Munson, Munde number (1971). Die variety - Half Cents, 1793-1857. CSDG California Small Denomination Gold. CW Coin World. Publication. D Dahlonega (Georgia). Mintmark, 1838-61, gold coins only. D Denver (Colorado). Mintmark, 1906-. DC (DCAM) Deep Cameo. High grade proof. DDO Doubled Die Obverse. Type of die variety. DDR Doubled Die Reverse. Type of die variety. DMPL Deep Mirror Proof Like. Business strike, with deep mirrored planchet. EAC Early American Coppers, Inc. Collector and dealer organization. EF (EF40, EF45) Extremely Fine. Grade. F (F12, F15) Fine. Grade. FA For Auction. Internet phrase. FAQ Frequently Asked Question. List of such questions and answers. Internet phrase. FE Flying Eagle (cent). US cent coin, 1856-1858. Fr (FR2, Fair2) Fair. Grade. FRNS Fellow of Royal Numismatic Society. Collector and dealer organization. FS# (FS1-FS?) Fivaz and Stanton number (19xx). Die variety - many series. FS For Sale. Internet phrase. FVF Final Value Fee. eBay (www.ebay.com) phrase. FWIW For What It's Worth. Internet phrase. FYI For Your Information. Internet phrase. G (G4, G6) Good. Grade. GD Golden Dollar. US Sacagawea dollar coin, 2000-date. GMM Gallery Mint Museum. A current producer of replicas of early US coins. HTH Hope This Helps. Internet phrase. ICGS Independent Coin Grading Service. Grading service. IHC Indian Head Cent. US cent coin, 1858-1909. (1858 is a pattern) IIRC If I Recall Correctly. Internet phrase. IMHO In My Humble Opinion. Internet phrase. IMO In My Opinion. Internet phrase. ISO In Search Of. Internet phrase. J# (J1-J1778?) Judd number (1959-77). Pattern or experimental coin. JR# (JR1-JR13?) John Reich number (Davis, et al, 1984). Die variety - Bust Dimes, 1794-1837. KM# (KM1-KM?) Krause and Mishler number. From Standard Catalog of World Coins. Type of world coin. Includes California, Mormon, Colorado, Hawaii. LM# (LM1-LM18) Logan-McCloskey number (1998). Die variety - Bust Half Dimes, 1792-1837. LOL Little Old Lady. (Possibly) naive customer/seller. Objectionable term; included here because of the other LOL. LOL Laughing Out Loud. Internet phrase. MS (MS60-MS70) Mint State. (Uncirculated, business strike). Grade. N# (N1-N17?) Newcomb number (1944). Die variety - Large Cents, 1816-1868. N# (N1-N105?) Newman number (1952). Die variety - Fugio Cents, 1787. NARU Not A Registered User (implies account terminated due to violation of rules). eBay (www.ebay.com) phrase. NC Not Collectable. A unique or nearly unique coin. Usually one of Sheldon's die varieties of Large Cents. At the time of Sheldon's "Penny Whimsey" (1958), for a coin to be NC, there had to be less than 3 specimens known. NGC Numismatic Guarantee Corporation. Grading service. NLG Numismatic Literary Guild. A prestigious organization of writers of numismatically related articles, books, etc. NN Numismatic News. Publication. NPB Non Paying Bidder. Observed when the high bidder does not follow through with a payment. Auction / eBay (www.ebay.com) phrase. NTC Numistrust Corporation. Grading service. (relatively new, reputation unknown) O New Orleans (Louisiana). Mintmark, 1838-1861,1879-1909. O# (O101-O128?) Overton number (1970). Die variety - Bust Half Dollars, 1794-1836. OMM Over MintMark. Two different mintmarks involved. (versus RPM, which is the same mintmark punched more than once). Type of die variety. OT Off Topic. Internet phrase. OTOH On The Other Hand. Internet phrase. P Philadelphia (Pennsylvania). Mintmark, 1942-45 (5c only), 1979- (all but 1c). Sometimes denotes absence of mintmark. PCGS Professional Coin Grading Service. Grading service. PCI Photo-certified Coin Institute. Grading service. PF (PF60-PF70) Proof. Type of coin production and/or Grade. Contrasts with business strike. PL Proof Like. Business strike, with mirrored planchet. PNG Professional Numismatists Guild. Dealer organization. PQ Premium Quality. Sometimes part of the sealed slab grade, such as a MS64 PQ (not quite good enough for MS65). Often it is just a hype adjective like "Choice" or "Select". Pr (PR1, Poor1) Poor. Grade. PR (PR60-PR70) Proof. Type of coin production and/or Grade. Contrasts with business strike. PVC Poly Vinyl Chloride. An ingredient of soft plastic "flip" coin holders which will damage coins over time. R# (R1-R8) Rarity scale. R1 most common; R8 least common. The often used Sheldon scale is:

• R8 = 1-3 known (estimated), "Unique or Nearly Unique"
• R7 = 4-12 known, "Extremely Rare"
• R6 = 13-30 known, "Very Rare"
• R5 = 31-75 known, "Rare"
• R4 = 76-200 known, "Very Scarce"
• R3 = 201-500 known, "Scarce"
• R2 = 501-1250 known, "Uncommon"
• R1 = over 1251 known, "Common"

RB Red-Brown. Color grade for uncirculated copper coins (BN, RB, or RD). RD Red. Color grade for uncirculated copper coins (BN, RB, or RD). RIC Roman Imperial Coinage. RNS Royal Numismatic Society. Collector and dealer organization. ROFL Rolling On the Floor Laughing. Internet phrase. RPC Roman Provincial Coinage. RPD RePunched Date. Type of die variety. RPM RePunched Mintmark. Type of die variety. RSC Roman Silver Coinage. S San Francisco (California). Mintmark, 1854-1955, 1968-. S# (S1-S295?) Sheldon number (1949). Die variety - Large Cents, 1793-1814. S# (S1-S9?) Snow number (1992). Die variety - Flying Eagle and Indian Head Cents, 1856-1909. SAE (ASE) Silver American Eagle. A one ounce silver bullion coin, issued 1986-date. SBA Susan B. Anthony (dollar). US coin, 1979-1981,1999. SEGS Sovereign Entities Grading Service. Grading service. SLQ Standing Liberty Quarter. US coin, 1916-1930. SP Specimen. Better than business strike, but not quite a proof. TIA Thanks In Advance. Internet phrase. TTFN Ta Ta For Now. Internet phrase. UC (UCAM) Ultra Cameo. High grade proof. UNC (Unc., MS60?) Uncirculated. Grade. V# (V1-V10?) Valentine number (1975). Die variety - Half Dimes, 1794-1873. VAM# (VAM1-VAM230?) Van Allen and Mallis number (1976). Die variety - Morgan Dollars, 1878-1921. VG (VG8, VG10) Very Good. Grade. VF (VF20, VF30, perhaps VF35) Very Fine. Grade. W West Point (New York). Mintmark, 1984-. WL Walking Liberty (half dollar). US coin, 1916-1947. WTB Wanted To Buy. Internet phrase. XF (XF40, XF45) eXtremely Fine. Grade. sorry i cheated no silver coin for me

 

PSNT
proof set natural toning

thanks for the contest!

 

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Thanks for all the Posters here !

Embarkation will close within a little bit than 24 hours so you have still a chance to be in !
I remind you : French silver coin as a first prize and a roman coin as second prize, don't miss them :yes: