I've decided to try and collect all the coin hobby Acronyms in one place along with their corresponding translations. I doubt this list can ever be complete, but I will try my best! If you see any important acronyms missing, please let me know and I will add them. I'm working on cleaning up the translation / definitions. Currently I have compiled around 211 Acronyms.
Trying to keep this free of generic internet Acronyms, but if you think one must be added let me know.
| ACRONYM.. | ..........TRANSLATION |
|---|---|
| 3CN | Three Cent Nickel |
| 3CS | Three Cent Silver |
| ACG | Accu Grade |
| ADO | Abraded Die Obverse |
| ADR | Abraded Die Reverse |
| AE | Bronze (Ancient Coins) |
| AG | About Good |
| AGE | American Gold Eagle |
| AGW | Actual Gold Weight |
| ANA | American Numismatic Association |
| ANACS | American Numismatic Association Certification Service |
| ANS | American Numismatic Society |
| AR | Silver (Ancient Coins) |
| ASE | American Silver Eagle |
| ASW | Actual Silver Weight |
| AT | Artificially Toned |
| ATB | America the Beautiful |
| ATS | Across The Street (other forums) |
| AU | About Uncirculated |
| AV | Gold (Ancient Coins) |
| B&M | Brick & Mortar (local coin shop) |
| BIN | Buy It Now |
| BM | Branch Mint |
| BN | Brown (Color Designation for Copper Coins) |
| BREEN | Walter Breen Listing |
| BS | Business Strike |
| BST | Buy Sell Trade |
| BU | Brilliant Uncirculated |
| BV | Bullion Value |
| CA | Cameo |
| CAC | Certified Acceptance Corporation |
| CAM | Cameo |
| CAM | Close AM |
| CBH | Capped Bust Half |
| CC | Carson City (Mint) |
| CC | Condition Census (One of the ten finest known specimens) |
| CCDN | Certified Coin Dealer Newsletter |
| CCE | Certified Coin Exchange |
| CCW | Counter Clockwise |
| CDN | Coin Dealer Newsletter |
| CH | Choice |
| CML | CONECA Master Listing |
| CN | Cupro-Nickel |
| COA | Certificate of Authenticity |
| CONECA | Combined Org of Numismatic Error Collectors of America |
| CPG | Cherry Picker's Guide |
| CRH | Coin Roll Hunting |
| CSDG | California Small Denomination Gold |
| CUD | Major Die Break |
| CV | Catalog Value |
| CW | Clockwise |
| CW | Coin World Publication |
| DC | Deep Cameo AKA Ultra Cameo |
| DCAM | Deep Cameo AKA Ultra Cameo |
| DD | Doubled Die |
| DDD | Die Deterioration Doubling |
| DDO | Doubled Die Obverse |
| DDR | Doubled Die Reverse |
| DMPL | Deep Mirrors Proof Like |
| DMR | Die Marriage Registry |
| DNC | Did Not Cross |
| DPG | Daily Price Guide |
| DPL | Deep Prooflike |
| EAC | Early American Coppers, Inc Collector and dealer organization |
| ECU | European Currency Unit |
| ED | Environmental Damage |
| EDS | Early Die State |
| EF | Extremely Fine |
| EMDS | Early Mid Die State |
| EPU | E Pluribus Unum |
| ER | Early Release |
| FB | Full Bands |
| FBL | Full Bell Lines |
| FD | Full Details |
| FDOI | First Day of Issue |
| FE | Flying Eagle Cent |
| FH | Full Head (Standing Liberty Quarters) |
| FH | Full Horn (Buffalo Nickels) |
| FMV | Fair Market Value |
| FPL | Fixed Price List |
| FRNS | Fellow of Royal Numismatic Society Collector and dealer organization |
| FS | First Strike |
| FS | Fivaz-Stanton Listing |
| FS | For Sale |
| FS | Full Steps |
| FSB | Full Split Bands |
| FSH | For Sale Here |
| FSNC | Full Step Nickel Club |
| FT | Full Torch |
| FV | Face Value |
| FVF | Final Value Fee |
| GAE | Gold American Eagle |
| GPA | Grade Point Average (PCGS Set Registry set) |
| GSA | General Services Administration |
| GTG | Guess The Grade |
| ICG | Independent Coin Grading Service |
| ICGS | Independent Coin Grading Service |
| IHC | Indian Head Cent |
| KM | Krause-Mishler Listing |
| LD | Large Date |
| LDS | Late Die State |
| LL | Large letters |
| LMC | Lincoln Memorial Cent |
| LMDS | Late Mid Die State |
| LSCC | Liberty Seated Collectors Club |
| MA | Market Acceptable |
| MAD | Misaligned Die |
| MD | Machine Doubling |
| MD | Master Die |
| MD | Medium Date |
| MDD | Machine Damage Doubling |
| MDO | Master Die Obverse |
| MDR | Master Die Reverse |
| MDS | Mid Die State |
| ML | Medium letters |
| MM | Mint Mark |
| MMS | Mint Mark Style |
| MPD | Misplaced Date |
| MPL | Matte Proof Lincoln |
| MS | Mint State |
| NCADD | National Collectors Association of Die Doubling |
| NCLT | Non-Circulating Legal Tender |
| NEWP | New Purchase |
| NGC | Numismatic Guaranty Corporation |
| NIFC | Not Intended for Circulation |
| NLG | Numismatic Literary Guild |
| NN | Numismatic News Publication |
| NPQ | National Park Quarters |
| NT | Naturally Toned |
| NTC | Numitrust Corporation |
| OBV | Obverse |
| OBW | Original Bank Wrapped |
| OCG | Optimal Collecting Grade |
| ODV | Obverse Design Variety |
| OGH | Old Green Holder, PCGS slab |
| OGP | Original Government Packaging |
| OMM | Over Mint Mark |
| OMS | Off-Metal Strike |
| OP | Original Poster |
| PCGS | Professional Coin Grading Service |
| PCI | Photo-Certified Coin Institute |
| PF | Proof |
| PL | Proof Like |
| PM | Private Message |
| PMD | Post Mint Damage |
| PNG | Professional Numismatists Guild Dealer organization |
| POR | Price On Request |
| POTD | Post Of The Day |
| PQ | Premium Quality |
| PR | Proof |
| PUP | Pick Up Point |
| PVC | Poly Vinyl Chloride |
| QDO | Quadrupled Die Obverse |
| QDR | Quadrupled Die Reverse |
| RB | Red Brown (Color Designation for Copper Coins) |
| RD | Red (Color Designation for Copper Coins) |
| RDV | Reverse Design Variety |
| REV | Reverse |
| RIC | Roman Imperial Coinage |
| RNS | Royal Numismatic Society |
| ROT | Rotated Reverse |
| RP | Reverse Proof |
| RPC | Roman Provincial Coinage |
| RPD | Repunched Date |
| RPM | Repunched Mint Mark |
| RPMP | Repunched Mint Mark Punch |
| RSC | Roman Silver Coinage |
| SAE | Silver American Eagle |
| SBA | Susan B Anthony Dollar |
| SD | Series Doubling |
| SD | Small Date |
| SDB | Safe Deposit Box |
| SDO | Series Doubled Obverse |
| SDR | Series Doubled Reverse |
| SEGS | Sovereign Entities Grading Service |
| SL | Small letters |
| SLQ | Standing Liberty Quarter |
| SMS | Special Mint Set |
| SNOW | Rick Snow Listing |
| SP | Specimen |
| T1 | Type One, Type Two, etc. |
| TDO | Tripled Die Obverse |
| TDR | Tripled Die Reverse |
| TPG | Third Party Grading |
| TTT | To The Top |
| UC | Ultra Cameo AKA Deep Cameo |
| UCAM | Ultra Cameo AKA Deep Cameo |
| UHR | Ultra High Relief |
| UNC | Uncirculated |
| URS | Universal Rarity Scale |
| UVC | Universal Variety Code |
| VAM | Van Allen-Mallis Listing |
| VDB | Victor D Brenner initials (engraver Lincoln Cent) |
| VEDS | Very Early Die State |
| VEMS | Very Early Middle States |
| VF | Very Fine |
| VG | Very Good |
| VLDS | Very Late Die State |
| WAM | Wide AM |
| WCG | Whitman Coin Guide |
| WDDO | Wexler Doubled Die Obverse Listing |
| WDDR | Wexler Doubled Die Reverse Listing |
| WH | Working Hub |
| WHO | Working Hub Obverse |
| WHR | Working Hub Reverse |
| WL | Walking Liberty Half Dollar |
| WQ | Washington Quarter |
| WRPM | Wexler Repunched Mint Mark Listing |
| WTB | Want To Buy |
| XF | Extremely Fine |
| YN | Young Numismatist |