I have a really stupid favor to ask. Being that I'm still really new to this whole thing, I'm still learning what all the abbreviations are, do you think someone could clue me in on as many as they can? Bill
Let's see how many I can think of: DDO: Double Die Obverse DDR: Double Die Reverse RMM: Repunched Mintmark Obv.: Obverse Rev.: Reverse ANA(CS): American Numismatic Association (Coin grading Service) PCGS: Professional Coin Grading Service NGC: National Grading Service IM(H)O: In My (Honest) Opinion MS: Mint State PR: PRoof RD: Red (Used in grading) RB: Red-Brown (Used in grading) BR: Brown (Used in grading) CAM: Cameo (Used in Grading) DCAM: Deep Cameo (Used in grading) UDCAM: Ultra Deep Cameo (Used in grading) DPL: Deep prooflike DMPL: Deep Mirror Prooflike FB: Full Bands (for torch on Rev. of Mercury Dime) FBL: Full Bell Lines (for Rev. on Franklin Halves) FS: Full Steps (for Rev. of Jefferson Nickel or Rev. of Lincoln Cent) FH: Full Head (For Obv. of Standing Liberty Quarters) FD: Full Details Unc.: Uncirculated AU: About Uncirculated EF: Extremely (or Extra) Fine F: Fine VF: Very Fine VG: Very Good G: Good AG: About Good SLQ: Standing Liberty Quarter TPG: Third-Party Grading Corp. (Like PCGS or ANACS) DD: Double Die Sac./Sacky: Sacagawea Dollar Coin SBA: Susan B. Anthony Dollar Coin HR: High Resolution LR: Low Resolution Mintmarks: O=New Orleans, CC=Carson City, C=Charlotte (N. Carolina), D=Dahlonega (GA, only used for gold coins), D=Denver (used for all modern coinage), P=Philadelphia, S=San Francisco, W=West Point Uh.... that's all I've got for now! I'll let you know if I can think of any more! ~AJ
WOW, thank you so much. I figured I'd get a collaberation of many people to make that big a list. Very much appreciated. Bill
Chuckle, from one Lumberjack to another Here is a useful "LINGO" link for you. Bone SFASU LumberJacks, 1982 http://www.pcgs.com/lingo.chtml
Some of these I'm sure arein AJ's list but here they are again... AG= About Good G= Good VG= Very Good VF= Very Fine F= Fine XF or EF= Extremely Fine AU= About Uncirculated BU= Brilliant Uncirculated ANA= American Numismatic Association ANACS= American Numismatic Association Certification Service BREEN= Walter Breen Listing CC= Carson City (Mint) CONECA= Combined Org. of Numismatic Error Collectors of America CUD= Major Die Break DD= Doubled Die DMPL Deep Mirrors Proof Like EMDS= Early Mid Die State FBL= Full Bell Lines FS= Full Steps FSB= Full Split Bands FSNC= Full Step Nickel Club ICG= Independent Coin Grading Service MM= Mint Mark MS= Mint State NTC= NumiTrust Corporation OBV= Obverse PCGS= Professional Coin Grading Service PCI= Photo-Certified Coin Institute PF or PR= Proof PL= Proof Like PQ= Proof Qualities REV= Reverse RPM= Repunched Mint Mark SEGS= Sovereign Entities Grading Service SMS= Special Mint Set SNOW= Rick Snow Listing UNC= Uncirculated VAM= Van Allen-Mallis Listing RB=Red Brown (only on copper coins) RD=Red (only on copper coins) Speedy
BTW--Here is a whole thread here on CT that has this type of talk.... http://www.cointalk.org/thread1559-numismatic-acronyms.html Speedy
What one said they were??--My list or AJ's.... I thought people still put them in the list...NGC/PCGS/ANACS/ICG???? Speedy
You're right,he DID say it was a grading service but I didn't see the CS in parenteses next to it.My bad.
Well that wasn't it.....I wasn't trying to say you messed up... Didn't ANACS use to go by ANA Grading Co.???...it seems like they went by another name for the first few years......but then I wasn't collecting then so I can't say for sure...just something that is in my head... Speedy
ANACS originally stood for American Numismatic Association Certification Service and it was owned by the ANA (American Numismatic Association). In 1990 the sold the grading service to Amos Press. They kept the initials but now they have no actual meaning. (ANACS has been sold again but the initials still have no actual meaning.) After the ANA sold ANACS they started up another service that only authenticated coins but did not grade them. That was ANAAB (American Numismatic Association Authentication Bureau). This service closed down three years ago.
