Numismatic Acronyms

[physics-fan3.14]

The slang of this hobby can often be overwhelming to new people. Are there any acronyms that you wish you knew what they meant when you started? Are there any acronyms that you still don't know what they mean? I have the following list - but if there are any missing from this list please let me know.

 

AG About Good

ANA American Numismatic Association

ANACS American Numismatic Association Certification Service

ANS American Numismatic Society

AT Artificially Toned

AU About Uncirculated

BN Brown

CAC Certified Acceptance Corporation

CAM Cameo

DDO Doubled Die Obverse

DDR Doubled Die Reverse

DPL, DMPL Deep Mirror Prooflike

EAC Early American Copper

EDS Early Die State

EF Extremely Fine

F Fine

FBL Full Bell Lines

FH Full Head

FS Full Steps

FSB, FB Full Split Bands

FT Full Torch

G Good

LDS Late Die State

MDS Mid Die State

MS Mint State

NGC Numismatic Guarantee Corporation

NT Naturally Toned

OBV Obverse

OGH Old Green Holder

PCGS Professional Coin Grading Service

PL Proof-like

PNG Professional Numismatists Guild

PQ Premium Quality

PR, PF Proof

PVC Poly-Vinyl Chloride

RB Red/Brown

RD Red

REV Reverse

TPG Third Party Grader

UCAM, DCAM Ultra or Deep Cameo

UNC Uncirculated

VF Very Fine

VG Very Good

 

[cpm9ball]

How about.......

 

A/H

CDN

CPG

FS #'s

HK #'s

ICG

KM #'s

OBW

OGP

SAE

SEGS

VAM

[jom]

How about:

 

L@@K

 

 

jom

[physics-fan3.14]

Chris, what is A/H? (I'm guessing ArrowHeads maybe, although I've never seen that).

 

The rest of them I am familiar with.

[cpm9ball]

Chris, what is A/H? (I'm guessing ArrowHeads maybe, although I've never seen that).

 

The rest of them I am familiar with.

 

Accented Hair (Kennedy)

 

Chris

[comicdonna]

Great idea for a thread. Much appreciated.

[RWB]

Very useful thread - esp for new collectors and those of us ancient folks loosing our minds.

[cpm9ball]

CONECA

[coinman_23885]

In no particular order:

 

SMS

VAM

OGH (Old green holder)

OGP (Original Government Plastic)

OBW (Original Bank Wrapped Roll)

FS# (Fivaz-Stanton Number)

S# (Snow Variety - Indian Head Cents) or (Sheldon Number - Large Cents)

O# (Overton- Capped Bust Half Dollar)

PCI

SEGS

ASE or SAE = American Silver Eagle

B# (Browning Number - Bust Quarters)

B# (Bolender Number; Silver Dollars)

BB# (Bowers and Corckardt Number; also silver dollars)

BG# Breen and Gillio (California Private Gold Die Variety)

BV - Bullion Value

C or CMM# - Cohen, Munson, Munded Number (Half Cents)

PL

DMPL/DPL

UDM (old ANACS - Ultra Deep Mirror Proof-like - beyond DMPL standards of the era supposedly)

EAC - Early American Copper

J# - Judd Number (Patterns)

JR# (John Reich Number - Bust Dimes)

KM# - Krause and Mishler (World Coin identifying numbers from Standard Catalog of World coins)

N# - Newomb Number (Large Cents) or Newman Number (Fugio Cents)

PQ - Premium Quality

R# - Rarity Scale

URS # (Universal Rarity Scale)

S# Sheldon Number (Large Cents)

RPD - Repunched Date

RPM Repunched Mintmark

SP - Specimen

TDo - Triple Die Obverse

TDR - Triple Die Reverse

QDO

QDR

PQ

WDDO - Wexler Double Die Obv. Listing

WDDR

WRPM

RPM

OMM - Oer mintmark

OGH

NT - Natural Toning

MA - Market Acceptable

 

P/D/S/CC/O/C Mintmarks

 

[coinman_23885]

Also:

 

OH -Old holder

GSA

*

W

T

 

Although not numismatic in nature per se, these abbreviations are helpful when reading posts here:

 

ATS

OP

WYNTK

BIN

OTOH

TTT

OBO

PPD

MO

PP

FS or FSH or FSHO

 

[physics-fan3.14]

It would help if you guys explained your acronyms when you post them. Great additions everyone!

[cpm9ball]

It would help if you guys explained your acronyms when you post them. Great additions everyone!

 

SNAFU - Some numismatics are frequently undergraded.

 

Chris

[mailman1959]

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