| DATE | |
|---|---|
| BTW. | Booker T. Washington. |
| CLARK GR. | Clark Gruber & Co. |
| MINTMARKS. | Initial(s) indicating location of branch mint. Various mintmarks follow: |
| C. | Charlotte, North Carolina. Gold coins struck between 1838 - 1861. |
| CC. | Carson City, Nevada.1870 - 1893. |
| D. | Dahlonega, Georgia, Gold coins struck between 1838 - 1861. |
| D. | Denver, Colorado. 1906 - present. |
| D/D. | Repunched mintmark. Dahlonega over Dahlonega. |
| D/S. | Mintmark error. Denver over San Francisco. |
| O. | SNew Orleans, Louisiana. 1838 - 1909. |
| O/CC. | Mintmark error. New Orleans over Carson City. |
| O/S. | Mintmark error. New Orleans over San Francisco. |
| P. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. War nickels, 1942 - 1945; dollars, 1979 - present; all other denominations,1980 - present. |
| S. | San Francisco, California. 1854 - present. |
| S/D. | Mintmark error. San Francisco over Denver. |
| W. | West Point. 1984 - present. |
| NORRIS GN. | Norris, Gregg & Norris. |
| SBA. | Susan B. Anthony. |
| DENOMINATION | |
| 50¢/UNI. | Die error. "50¢" over "Uni." |
| G. | Gold. |
| H10¢. | Half dime. |
| P. | Pattern. |
| MS/PR-65 | Minor marks/hairlines though none in focal areas, above average strike |
| S$1. | Silver dollar. |
| T$1. | Trade dollar. |
| 3CN. | Three cent nickel. |
| 3CS. | Three cent silver. |
| VARIETY | |
| BOOBY. | Variety of Liberty head on 1839 large cent. |
| CAL. | Abbreviation for "California" punched on the reverse of some 1848 $21/ 2. |
| CL. | Closed. |
| CLAD. | 1965 to date. A coin comprised of layered metals. Silver clad or copper - nickel clad. |
| MS/PR-70 | As struck, with full strike |
| CLASSIC. | Variety of Liberty head. Description of head. |
| COP. | Copper. |
| CURL BASE 2. | Curled tail on "2." |
| DBLD. | Doubled. |
| DBLE. | Double. |
| DB Mont. | Doubled Monticello. Doubled die reverse on 1939 nickel. |
| DOUBLED DIE. | Die error. Coin made from improperly prepared die. Results in varying degrees of doubled image. |
| DOUBLED LIB. | Doubled Liberty. 1873 cent. |
| DT. | Die trial. |
| GILT. | Gold plated. |
| GR. | Gram. |
| GRIP EDGE. | Gripped edge. Incuse segments on edge of 1797 half cent and large cent. |
| HIGH RELIEF. | A coin struck repeatedly from dies which are specially made to allow for extreme depth and relief of the devices relative to the fields. |
| HUGE O. | Very large mintmark. |
| III EDGE. | 1809 experimental edge incorporating vertical lines added between words. |
| INV DATE. | Date over inverted date. |
| J. | Judd numbers. Numerical system for pattern coinage cataloged by J. Hewitt Judd, M.D. |
| KN6. | Knob-tipped numeral six. |
| L ON RIB. | Initial "L" on hair ribbon on Indian cent. |
| LE. | Lettered edge. |
| LEGEND. | "United States of America," inscribed on coin. |
| LET EDGE. | Lettering around the edge of the coin. |
| LG. | Large. |
| LGDT. | Large date. |
| LGDTLGFRAC. | Large date, large fraction on 1803 cent. |
| LT. MOTTO. | Light motto on 1934 quarter. |
| MATTE PROOF. | Proof surface with somewhat granular finish. |
| MICRO D, O, S, etc. | Very small mintmark. |
| MOTTO. | Inscription reading, "In God We Trust." |
| NICK. | Nickel. |
| OBVERSE. | Front, or "heads", side of coin. |
| OP. | Open. |
| ORG. | Original. Coin which was [usually] struck during year which appears on it. |
| OVERDATE. | A die error exhibiting two different dates. |
| OVERSTRIKE. | Error in which a set of dies strike a previously struck coin. |
| P.E. | Plain edge. |
| PL EDG. | Plain edge. |
| RE. | Reeded edge. |
| REEDED EDGE. | Raised parallel lines on the outside edge of the coin. |
| RES. | Restrike. |
| RESTRIKE. | Coin struck after date which appears on coin. |
| REV. | Reverse. |
| REVERSE. | Back side of coin. |
| ROLLED EDGE. | Referring to 1907 $10 Indian. |
| ROMAN. | A type of finish on a 1908 $20 proof. |
| SM. | Small. |
| SMDT. | Small date. |
| SMS. | Special mint set. |
| STEMS. | Stems on wreath. |
| STRONG. | Coin exhibiting strong detail in a particular area. |
| TRANS. | Transitional pattern without legend. Not made for circulation. |
| VDB. | Initials of Victor D. Brenner, designer of the Lincoln cent. |
| VINE/BARS. | Edge on 1793 large cent. |
| WEAK. | Coin exhibiting weak detail in a particular area. |
| WIRE EDGE. | Sharp, knife-like rim. |
| WITH POLE. | With Pole to cap. on 1796 half cent. |
| 2 X 2. | Symbolic of the 22nd state on Alabama commemorative coin. |
| 2 X 4. | Symbolic of the 24th state on Missouri commemorative. |
| 6/HORIZONTAL 6. | Repunched date where a digit is punched in sideways the first time, then punched on the die correctly the second time. |
| 7 X 6. | Stars on obverse. Seven on left, six on right. |
| 9 X 7 SM LET. | Stars on obverse. Nine on left, seven on right. Small letters of legend on reverse. |
| 9 X 4. | Stars on obverse. Nine on left, four on right. |
| 13SREV. | Thirteen stars on the reverse of 1804 $21/ 2. |
| 14SREV. | Fourteen stars on the reverse of 1804 $21/ 2. |
| XXX EDGE. | 1809 experimental edge incorporating "X" motif between words. |
| DESIGNATION | |
| BN. | Brown. Referring to copper coins. |
| BRILLIANT Mint State. | Untoned, uncirculated coin. |
| DMPL. | Deep Mirror Proof Like Morgan dollars. |
| MS. Mint State. | Uncirculated. Coins showing no trace of wear. Coins graded Mint State 60 - 70. |
| MSBN. | Mint State Brown copper coinage. |
| MSFB. | Mint State Full Band Mercury dimes. |
| MSFH. | Mint State Full Head Standing Liberty quarters. |
| MSRB. | Mint State Red Brown copper coinage. |
| MSRD. | Mint State Red copper coinage. |
| PL. | Proof like. |
| PR. | Proof. |
| PRBN. | Proof Brown copper coinage. |
| PRRB. | Proof Red Brown copper coinage. |
| PRRD. | Proof Red copper coinage. |