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<p>[QUOTE="enochian, post: 1530471, member: 39576"]<b>aF</b> (VG10) about Fine. Grade. <b>AFAIK</b> As Far As I Know. Internet phrase. <b>AG</b> (AG3) About Good. Grade. <b>ANA</b> American Numismatic Association. Collector and dealer organization. <b>ANACS</b> (originally) American Numismatic Association Certification Service. Grading service. It has since been sold to a company independent of the ANA. <b>ASE</b> (SAE) American Silver Eagle. A one ounce silver bullion coin, issued 1986-date. <b>AU</b> (AU50, AU53, AU55, AU58) About Uncirculated. Grade. <b>aVF</b> (F15?) about Very Fine. Grade. <b>aXF</b> (VF35?) about Extremely Fine. Grade. <b>B</b># (B1-B10?) Browning number (1925). Die variety - Bust Quarters, 1796-1838. <b>B</b># (B1-B23?) Bolender number (1950, 1998). Die variety - Silver Dollars, 1794-1803. <b>BB</b># (BB1-BBn?) Bowers and Borckardt number (1993). Die variety - Silver Dollars, 1794-1804 and later. <b>BG</b># (BG101-BG1313) Breen and Gillio number (1983). Die variety - California private gold, 1852-1882. <b>BIN</b> Buy It Now. eBay (<a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com" rel="nofollow">www.ebay.com</a>) phrase. <b>BN</b> Brown. Color grade for uncirculated copper coins (BN, RB, or RD). <b>BTW</b> By The Way. Internet phrase. <b>BU</b> (MS60?) Brilliant Uncirculated. Vague Grade. <b>BV</b> Bullion Value. The value of the coin is closely related to its metallic content (usually silver or gold). <b>C</b> Charlotte (North Carolina). Mintmark, 1838-61, gold coins only. <b>C</b># (C1-C23?) Cohen number (1982). Die variety - Half Cents, 1793-1857. <b>CC</b> Carson City (Nevada). Mintmark, 1870-93, gold and silver coins only. <b>CMM</b># (CMM1-CMM13?) Cohen, Munson, Munde number (1971). Die variety - Half Cents, 1793-1857. <b>CSDG</b> California Small Denomination Gold. <b>CW</b> Coin World. Publication. <b>D</b> Dahlonega (Georgia). Mintmark, 1838-61, gold coins only. <b>D</b> Denver (Colorado). Mintmark, 1906-. <b>DC</b> (DCAM) Deep Cameo. High grade proof. <b>DDO</b> Doubled Die Obverse. Type of die variety. <b>DDR</b> Doubled Die Reverse. Type of die variety. <b>DMPL</b> Deep Mirror Proof Like. Business strike, with deep mirrored planchet. <b>EAC</b> Early American Coppers, Inc. Collector and dealer organization. <b>EF</b> (EF40, EF45) Extremely Fine. Grade. <b>F</b> (F12, F15) Fine. Grade. <b>FA</b> For Auction. Internet phrase. <b>FAQ</b> Frequently Asked Question. List of such questions and answers. Internet phrase. <b>FE</b> Flying Eagle (cent). US cent coin, 1856-1858. <b>Fr</b> (FR2, Fair2) Fair. Grade. <b>FRNS</b> Fellow of Royal Numismatic Society. Collector and dealer organization. <b>FS</b># (FS1-FS?) Fivaz and Stanton number (19xx). Die variety - many series. <b>FS</b> For Sale. Internet phrase. <b>FVF</b> Final Value Fee. eBay (<a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com" rel="nofollow">www.ebay.com</a>) phrase. <b>FWIW</b> For What It's Worth. Internet phrase. <b>FYI</b> For Your Information. Internet phrase. <b>G</b> (G4, G6) Good. Grade. <b>GD</b> Golden Dollar. US Sacagawea dollar coin, 2000-date. <b>GMM</b> Gallery Mint Museum. A current producer of replicas of early US coins. <b>HTH</b> Hope This Helps. Internet phrase. <b>ICGS</b> Independent Coin Grading Service. Grading service. <b>IHC</b> Indian Head Cent. US cent coin, 1858-1909. (1858 is a pattern) <b>IIRC</b> If I Recall Correctly. Internet phrase. <b>IMHO</b> In My Humble Opinion. Internet phrase. <b>IMO</b> In My Opinion. Internet phrase. <b>ISO</b> In Search Of. Internet phrase. <b>J</b># (J1-J1778?) Judd number (1959-77). Pattern or experimental coin. <b>JR</b># (JR1-JR13?) John Reich number (Davis, et al, 1984). Die variety - Bust Dimes, 1794-1837. <b>KM</b># (KM1-KM?) Krause and Mishler number. From <b>Standard Catalog of World Coins</b>. Type of world coin. Includes California, Mormon, Colorado, Hawaii. <b>LM</b># (LM1-LM18) Logan-McCloskey number (1998). Die variety - Bust Half Dimes, 1792-1837. <b>LOL</b> Little Old Lady. (Possibly) naive customer/seller. Objectionable term; included here because of the other LOL. <b>LOL</b> Laughing Out Loud. Internet phrase. <b>MS</b> (MS60-MS70) Mint State. (Uncirculated, business strike). Grade. <b>N</b># (N1-N17?) Newcomb number (1944). Die variety - Large Cents, 1816-1868. <b>N</b># (N1-N105?) Newman number (1952). Die variety - Fugio Cents, 1787. <b>NARU</b> Not A Registered User (implies account terminated due to violation of rules). eBay (<a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com" rel="nofollow">www.ebay.com</a>) phrase. <b>NC</b> 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. <b>NGC</b> Numismatic Guarantee Corporation. Grading service. <b>NLG</b> Numismatic Literary Guild. A prestigious organization of writers of numismatically related articles, books, etc. <b>NN</b> Numismatic News. Publication. <b>NPB</b> Non Paying Bidder. Observed when the high bidder does not follow through with a payment. Auction / eBay (<a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com" rel="nofollow">www.ebay.com</a>) phrase. <b>NTC</b> Numistrust Corporation. Grading service. (relatively new, reputation unknown) <b>O</b> New Orleans (Louisiana). Mintmark, 1838-1861,1879-1909. <b>O</b># (O101-O128?) Overton number (1970). Die variety - Bust Half Dollars, 1794-1836. <b>OMM</b> Over MintMark. Two different mintmarks involved. (versus RPM, which is the same mintmark punched more than once). Type of die variety. <b>OT</b> Off Topic. Internet phrase. <b>OTOH</b> On The Other Hand. Internet phrase. <b>P</b> Philadelphia (Pennsylvania). Mintmark, 1942-45 (5c only), 1979- (all but 1c). Sometimes denotes absence of mintmark. <b>PCGS</b> Professional Coin Grading Service. Grading service. <b>PCI</b> Photo-certified Coin Institute. Grading service. <b>PF</b> (PF60-PF70) Proof. Type of coin production and/or Grade. Contrasts with business strike. <b>PL</b> Proof Like. Business strike, with mirrored planchet. <b>PNG</b> Professional Numismatists Guild. Dealer organization. <b>PQ</b> 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". <b>Pr</b> (PR1, Poor1) Poor. Grade. <b>PR</b> (PR60-PR70) Proof. Type of coin production and/or Grade. Contrasts with business strike. <b>PVC</b> Poly Vinyl Chloride. An ingredient of soft plastic "flip" coin holders which will damage coins over time. <b>R</b># (R1-R8) Rarity scale. R1 most common; R8 least common. The often used Sheldon scale is: </p><ul> <li>R8 = 1-3 known (estimated), "Unique or Nearly Unique"</li> <li>R7 = 4-12 known, "Extremely Rare"</li> <li>R6 = 13-30 known, "Very Rare"</li> <li>R5 = 31-75 known, "Rare"</li> <li>R4 = 76-200 known, "Very Scarce"</li> <li>R3 = 201-500 known, "Scarce"</li> <li>R2 = 501-1250 known, "Uncommon"</li> <li>R1 = over 1251 known, "Common"</li> </ul><p><b>RB</b> Red-Brown. Color grade for uncirculated copper coins (BN, RB, or RD). <b>RD</b> Red. Color grade for uncirculated copper coins (BN, RB, or RD). <b>RIC</b> Roman Imperial Coinage. <b>RNS</b> Royal Numismatic Society. Collector and dealer organization. <b>ROFL</b> Rolling On the Floor Laughing. Internet phrase. <b>RPC</b> Roman Provincial Coinage. <b>RPD</b> RePunched Date. Type of die variety. <b>RPM</b> RePunched Mintmark. Type of die variety. <b>RSC</b> Roman Silver Coinage. <b>S</b> San Francisco (California). Mintmark, 1854-1955, 1968-. <b>S</b># (S1-S295?) Sheldon number (1949). Die variety - Large Cents, 1793-1814. <b>S</b># (S1-S9?) Snow number (1992). Die variety - Flying Eagle and Indian Head Cents, 1856-1909. <b>SAE</b> (ASE) Silver American Eagle. A one ounce silver bullion coin, issued 1986-date. <b>SBA</b> Susan B. Anthony (dollar). US coin, 1979-1981,1999. <b>SEGS</b> Sovereign Entities Grading Service. Grading service. <b>SLQ</b> Standing Liberty Quarter. US coin, 1916-1930. <b>SP</b> Specimen. Better than business strike, but not quite a proof. <b>TIA</b> Thanks In Advance. Internet phrase. <b>TTFN</b> Ta Ta For Now. Internet phrase. <b>UC</b> (UCAM) Ultra Cameo. High grade proof. <b>UNC</b> (Unc., MS60?) Uncirculated. Grade. <b>V</b># (V1-V10?) Valentine number (1975). Die variety - Half Dimes, 1794-1873. <b>VAM</b># (VAM1-VAM230?) Van Allen and Mallis number (1976). Die variety - Morgan Dollars, 1878-1921. <b>VG</b> (VG8, VG10) Very Good. Grade. <b>VF</b> (VF20, VF30, perhaps VF35) Very Fine. Grade. <b>W</b> West Point (New York). Mintmark, 1984-. <b>WL</b> Walking Liberty (half dollar). US coin, 1916-1947. <b>WTB</b> Wanted To Buy. Internet phrase. <b>XF</b> (XF40, XF45) eXtremely Fine. Grade. sorry i cheated no silver coin for me[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="enochian, post: 1530471, member: 39576"][B]aF[/B] (VG10) about Fine. Grade. [B]AFAIK[/B] As Far As I Know. Internet phrase. [B]AG[/B] (AG3) About Good. Grade. [B]ANA[/B] American Numismatic Association. Collector and dealer organization. [B]ANACS[/B] (originally) American Numismatic Association Certification Service. Grading service. It has since been sold to a company independent of the ANA. [B]ASE[/B] (SAE) American Silver Eagle. A one ounce silver bullion coin, issued 1986-date. [B]AU[/B] (AU50, AU53, AU55, AU58) About Uncirculated. Grade. [B]aVF[/B] (F15?) about Very Fine. Grade. [B]aXF[/B] (VF35?) about Extremely Fine. Grade. [B]B[/B]# (B1-B10?) Browning number (1925). Die variety - Bust Quarters, 1796-1838. [B]B[/B]# (B1-B23?) Bolender number (1950, 1998). Die variety - Silver Dollars, 1794-1803. [B]BB[/B]# (BB1-BBn?) Bowers and Borckardt number (1993). Die variety - Silver Dollars, 1794-1804 and later. [B]BG[/B]# (BG101-BG1313) Breen and Gillio number (1983). Die variety - California private gold, 1852-1882. [B]BIN[/B] Buy It Now. eBay ([URL="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com"]www.ebay.com[/URL]) phrase. [B]BN[/B] Brown. Color grade for uncirculated copper coins (BN, RB, or RD). [B]BTW[/B] By The Way. Internet phrase. [B]BU[/B] (MS60?) Brilliant Uncirculated. Vague Grade. [B]BV[/B] Bullion Value. The value of the coin is closely related to its metallic content (usually silver or gold). [B]C[/B] Charlotte (North Carolina). Mintmark, 1838-61, gold coins only. [B]C[/B]# (C1-C23?) Cohen number (1982). Die variety - Half Cents, 1793-1857. [B]CC[/B] Carson City (Nevada). Mintmark, 1870-93, gold and silver coins only. [B]CMM[/B]# (CMM1-CMM13?) Cohen, Munson, Munde number (1971). Die variety - Half Cents, 1793-1857. [B]CSDG[/B] California Small Denomination Gold. [B]CW[/B] Coin World. Publication. [B]D[/B] Dahlonega (Georgia). Mintmark, 1838-61, gold coins only. [B]D[/B] Denver (Colorado). Mintmark, 1906-. [B]DC[/B] (DCAM) Deep Cameo. High grade proof. [B]DDO[/B] Doubled Die Obverse. Type of die variety. [B]DDR[/B] Doubled Die Reverse. Type of die variety. [B]DMPL[/B] Deep Mirror Proof Like. Business strike, with deep mirrored planchet. [B]EAC[/B] Early American Coppers, Inc. Collector and dealer organization. [B]EF[/B] (EF40, EF45) Extremely Fine. Grade. [B]F[/B] (F12, F15) Fine. Grade. [B]FA[/B] For Auction. Internet phrase. [B]FAQ[/B] Frequently Asked Question. List of such questions and answers. Internet phrase. [B]FE[/B] Flying Eagle (cent). US cent coin, 1856-1858. [B]Fr[/B] (FR2, Fair2) Fair. Grade. [B]FRNS[/B] Fellow of Royal Numismatic Society. Collector and dealer organization. [B]FS[/B]# (FS1-FS?) Fivaz and Stanton number (19xx). Die variety - many series. [B]FS[/B] For Sale. Internet phrase. [B]FVF[/B] Final Value Fee. eBay ([URL="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com"]www.ebay.com[/URL]) phrase. [B]FWIW[/B] For What It's Worth. Internet phrase. [B]FYI[/B] For Your Information. Internet phrase. [B]G[/B] (G4, G6) Good. Grade. [B]GD[/B] Golden Dollar. US Sacagawea dollar coin, 2000-date. [B]GMM[/B] Gallery Mint Museum. A current producer of replicas of early US coins. [B]HTH[/B] Hope This Helps. Internet phrase. [B]ICGS[/B] Independent Coin Grading Service. Grading service. [B]IHC[/B] Indian Head Cent. US cent coin, 1858-1909. (1858 is a pattern) [B]IIRC[/B] If I Recall Correctly. Internet phrase. [B]IMHO[/B] In My Humble Opinion. Internet phrase. [B]IMO[/B] In My Opinion. Internet phrase. [B]ISO[/B] In Search Of. Internet phrase. [B]J[/B]# (J1-J1778?) Judd number (1959-77). Pattern or experimental coin. [B]JR[/B]# (JR1-JR13?) John Reich number (Davis, et al, 1984). Die variety - Bust Dimes, 1794-1837. [B]KM[/B]# (KM1-KM?) Krause and Mishler number. From [B]Standard Catalog of World Coins[/B]. Type of world coin. Includes California, Mormon, Colorado, Hawaii. [B]LM[/B]# (LM1-LM18) Logan-McCloskey number (1998). Die variety - Bust Half Dimes, 1792-1837. [B]LOL[/B] Little Old Lady. (Possibly) naive customer/seller. Objectionable term; included here because of the other LOL. [B]LOL[/B] Laughing Out Loud. Internet phrase. [B]MS[/B] (MS60-MS70) Mint State. (Uncirculated, business strike). Grade. [B]N[/B]# (N1-N17?) Newcomb number (1944). Die variety - Large Cents, 1816-1868. [B]N[/B]# (N1-N105?) Newman number (1952). Die variety - Fugio Cents, 1787. [B]NARU[/B] Not A Registered User (implies account terminated due to violation of rules). eBay ([URL="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com"]www.ebay.com[/URL]) phrase. [B]NC[/B] 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. [B]NGC[/B] Numismatic Guarantee Corporation. Grading service. [B]NLG[/B] Numismatic Literary Guild. A prestigious organization of writers of numismatically related articles, books, etc. [B]NN[/B] Numismatic News. Publication. [B]NPB[/B] Non Paying Bidder. Observed when the high bidder does not follow through with a payment. Auction / eBay ([URL="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com"]www.ebay.com[/URL]) phrase. [B]NTC[/B] Numistrust Corporation. Grading service. (relatively new, reputation unknown) [B]O[/B] New Orleans (Louisiana). Mintmark, 1838-1861,1879-1909. [B]O[/B]# (O101-O128?) Overton number (1970). Die variety - Bust Half Dollars, 1794-1836. [B]OMM[/B] Over MintMark. Two different mintmarks involved. (versus RPM, which is the same mintmark punched more than once). Type of die variety. [B]OT[/B] Off Topic. Internet phrase. [B]OTOH[/B] On The Other Hand. Internet phrase. [B]P[/B] Philadelphia (Pennsylvania). Mintmark, 1942-45 (5c only), 1979- (all but 1c). Sometimes denotes absence of mintmark. [B]PCGS[/B] Professional Coin Grading Service. Grading service. [B]PCI[/B] Photo-certified Coin Institute. Grading service. [B]PF[/B] (PF60-PF70) Proof. Type of coin production and/or Grade. Contrasts with business strike. [B]PL[/B] Proof Like. Business strike, with mirrored planchet. [B]PNG[/B] Professional Numismatists Guild. Dealer organization. [B]PQ[/B] 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". [B]Pr[/B] (PR1, Poor1) Poor. Grade. [B]PR[/B] (PR60-PR70) Proof. Type of coin production and/or Grade. Contrasts with business strike. [B]PVC[/B] Poly Vinyl Chloride. An ingredient of soft plastic "flip" coin holders which will damage coins over time. [B]R[/B]# (R1-R8) Rarity scale. R1 most common; R8 least common. The often used Sheldon scale is: [LIST] [*]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" [/LIST] [B]RB[/B] Red-Brown. Color grade for uncirculated copper coins (BN, RB, or RD). [B]RD[/B] Red. Color grade for uncirculated copper coins (BN, RB, or RD). [B]RIC[/B] Roman Imperial Coinage. [B]RNS[/B] Royal Numismatic Society. Collector and dealer organization. [B]ROFL[/B] Rolling On the Floor Laughing. Internet phrase. [B]RPC[/B] Roman Provincial Coinage. [B]RPD[/B] RePunched Date. Type of die variety. [B]RPM[/B] RePunched Mintmark. Type of die variety. [B]RSC[/B] Roman Silver Coinage. [B]S[/B] San Francisco (California). Mintmark, 1854-1955, 1968-. [B]S[/B]# (S1-S295?) Sheldon number (1949). Die variety - Large Cents, 1793-1814. [B]S[/B]# (S1-S9?) Snow number (1992). Die variety - Flying Eagle and Indian Head Cents, 1856-1909. [B]SAE[/B] (ASE) Silver American Eagle. A one ounce silver bullion coin, issued 1986-date. [B]SBA[/B] Susan B. Anthony (dollar). US coin, 1979-1981,1999. [B]SEGS[/B] Sovereign Entities Grading Service. Grading service. [B]SLQ[/B] Standing Liberty Quarter. US coin, 1916-1930. [B]SP[/B] Specimen. Better than business strike, but not quite a proof. [B]TIA[/B] Thanks In Advance. Internet phrase. [B]TTFN[/B] Ta Ta For Now. Internet phrase. [B]UC[/B] (UCAM) Ultra Cameo. High grade proof. [B]UNC[/B] (Unc., MS60?) Uncirculated. Grade. [B]V[/B]# (V1-V10?) Valentine number (1975). Die variety - Half Dimes, 1794-1873. [B]VAM[/B]# (VAM1-VAM230?) Van Allen and Mallis number (1976). Die variety - Morgan Dollars, 1878-1921. [B]VG[/B] (VG8, VG10) Very Good. Grade. [B]VF[/B] (VF20, VF30, perhaps VF35) Very Fine. Grade. [B]W[/B] West Point (New York). Mintmark, 1984-. [B]WL[/B] Walking Liberty (half dollar). US coin, 1916-1947. [B]WTB[/B] Wanted To Buy. Internet phrase. [B]XF[/B] (XF40, XF45) eXtremely Fine. Grade. sorry i cheated no silver coin for me[/QUOTE]
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