Variety & Mint Error Acronym Meanings

[Daniel]

I agree, but it's about acronyms and what they stand for, there's other topics and pages on my main website to explain the difference between Doubled Dies and strike doubling.

Strike doubling occurs during the strike when the die vibrates, causing a shelf like flatness to the doubling.

A doubled die is created during the creation of a die and is distinct since doubled design features of the coin are actual engraved off center in the during the hubbing (engraving) process, either to the left, right, below or above the design features. It can affect all devices or just a single number or letter.

I know it can be difficult to discern for some an inexperienced eye, but once you see a couple different Doubled Dies in person then you can see how different it is from strike doubling.

[mhonzell]

Thanks, but I was just providing an example.

[PALH1]

U.R.S. = Un-Searched Roll Scam

REAL:
URS = Universal Rarity Scale / 1-20 / Bowers

mini-lesson coming on OBW's**
Stay tuned.....


**OBW = Original Bank Wrapped

[jrkicc1]

How about large date and small date? And don't forget the double eyelid!

[Daniel]

Lg. Dt
Sm. Dt.

The doubled eye lid is a DDO

[PALH1]

Not a mint error acronym.....

BFF = Bottom Feeder Flipper

[Joe2897]

Many of these coin terms can be found in Dr. James Wiles’ E-Books.

RPM= Re-Punched Mint Mark
RPD= Re-Punched Date
EDS = early die state
MDS = mid die state
LDS = late die state
OMM= over mintmark
MMS = mintmark style
IMM = inverted mintmark
ODV = obverse design variety

RDV = reverse design variety
DDO = doubled die obverse
DDR = doubled die reverse
DMR = Die Marriage Registry
UVC = universal variety code.
VLDS = very late die state
Thanks……Joe2897

[Daniel]

They can be found in a lot of different books and websites but the point here is to have them here for the forum visitors.