Variety & Mint Error Acronym Meanings
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Re: Variety & Mint Error Acronym Meanings
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.
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.
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Re: Variety & Mint Error Acronym Meanings
Thanks, but I was just providing an example.
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Re: Variety & Mint Error Acronym Meanings


REAL:
URS = Universal Rarity Scale / 1-20 / Bowers
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**OBW = Original Bank Wrapped
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Re: Variety & Mint Error Acronym Meanings
How about large date and small date? And don't forget the double eyelid!
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Re: Variety & Mint Error Acronym Meanings
Lg. Dt
Sm. Dt.
The doubled eye lid is a DDO
Sm. Dt.
The doubled eye lid is a DDO
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Re: Variety & Mint Error Acronym Meanings
Not a mint error acronym.....
BFF = Bottom Feeder Flipper


BFF = Bottom Feeder Flipper

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Re: Variety & Mint Error Acronym Meanings
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
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
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Re: Variety & Mint Error Acronym Meanings
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.
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