Terms and definitions

TERMS & DEFINITIONS

DEFINITIONS OF TERMS I USE:

Obverse – Front of coin

Reverse – Back of coin

DDO – Doubled Die Obverse

DDR – Doubled Die Reverse

TDR – Triple Die Reverse

QDR – Quadruple Die Reverse

RPM – Re-punched Mint Mark

OMM – Over Mint Mark

UNC - Uncirculated

AU – Almost Uncirculated condition

BU – Brilliant Uncirculated condition

PF – Proof

MS – Mint State Condition

mints and mintmarks:

Mintmarks are small letter designating where coins were made.

Coins struck at Philadelphia before 1979 (except 1942-1945)

do not have mintmark. Starting in 1979, a letter P was used on

the dollar, and thereafter on all other denomination except the

cent. In 2017 the P Mintmark is struck on 2017 pennies to for

the first time EVER to celebrate the Mint's 225th Anniversary.

Mintmark position is on the reverse of nearly all coins prior to

1965 (the cent is an exception), and on the obverse after 1967.

C - Charlotte, North Carolina (gold coins only; 1870-1909

CC - Carson City,Nevada (gold and silver coins only;

1838-1861

D - Dahlonega, Georgia (gold coins only: 1838-1861

D - Denver, Colorado (1906-date)

O - New Orleans, Louisiana ( gold and silver coins only;

1838-1861; 1879-1909)

P - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1793 to date;

P not used in early years)

S - San Francisco, California (1854 to date)

W - West Point, New York (1984 to date)

Watch my youtube video about: "MINT MARKS MEANING, LOCATION AND HISTORY"

descriptions and numeric grades for coins