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Glossary: Lingo, Acronyms & Phrases

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

ASW

Actual Silver Weight (troy ounces of pure silver in the coin/item).

AU

About Uncirculated (coin grade range; slight wear).

B

BIN

Buy It Now (fixed-price purchase option).

BU

Brilliant Uncirculated (coin condition; no wear, may have bag marks).

C

CC

Carson City mint mark (U.S. coins).

COA

Certificate of Authenticity.

COMPS

Comparable sales (used to estimate market price).

CULL

Very worn/damaged coin; lowest quality in a lot.

D

D

Denver mint mark (U.S. coins).

DND

Delivered Not as Described (buyer received item but claims it differs from listing).

DOA

Dead On Arrival (arrived broken; more common in electronics than coins).

E

EOD

End of Day (shipping cutoff / business day end).

ETA

Estimated Time of Arrival (delivery estimate).

F

F

Fine (coin grade).

FC

First-Class (USPS service category; for letters/large envelopes, not packages).

FV

Face Value (e.g., $10 FV of 90% silver coins).

G

G

Good (coin grade; heavy wear).

GA

USPS Ground Advantage (tracked package service; often best for under ~1 lb).

GV

Gross Value (sometimes used as total value before fees/shipping).

H

HFP

Hold For Pickup (ship to post office for recipient pickup; availability varies).

HODL

Hold On for Dear Life (slang; often used in metals/crypto communities).

I

INR

Item Not Received (buyer claims package never arrived).

K

KM#

Krause-Mishler catalog number (Standard Catalog of World Coins reference).

L

LCS

Local Coin Shop.

LOI

Letter of Instruction (sometimes used in formal shipping/fulfillment contexts).

LOT

A grouped listing of multiple items sold together.

M

MELT

Melt value (metal value based on spot price and metal content).

MM

Mint Mark (e.g., P, D, S, O, CC).

MS

Mint State (uncirculated coin grading scale, e.g., MS63).

N

NGC

Numismatic Guaranty Company (third-party grading service).

NIFC

Not Intended For Circulation (often modern U.S. coin sets).

NNC

Non-numismatic counterfeit / novelty holder (often frowned upon).

O

O

New Orleans mint mark (U.S. coins).

OBO

Or Best Offer (seller accepts offers).

OZT

Troy ounce (unit used for precious metals; 1 ozt ≈ 31.1035 g).

P

P

Philadelphia mint mark (or blank on many older U.S. issues).

PCGS

Professional Coin Grading Service (third-party grading).

PFR

Padded Flat Rate (often shorthand for USPS Padded Flat Rate Envelope).

PFRE

USPS Priority Mail Padded Flat Rate Envelope.

PM

Priority Mail (USPS).

POD

Proof of Delivery (delivery scan/signature evidence).

Q

QS

Quick Sale (slang: price set to move fast).

R

RAW

Ungraded coin (not in a third-party slab).

RMA

Return Merchandise Authorization (formal return approval process).

ROI

Return on Investment (profit ÷ cost).

S

S

San Francisco mint mark (U.S. coins).

SFRB

USPS Small Flat Rate Box.

SKU

Stock Keeping Unit (inventory identifier).

SLAB

Third-party graded holder (PCGS/NGC).

SNAD

Significantly Not As Described (same concept as DND; platform term).

SPOT

Spot price (current market price for silver/gold per troy ounce).

STRIKE

How a coin was minted; also used to describe sharpness of design details.

T

TPG

Third-Party Grading (PCGS, NGC, etc.).

TRACK

Tracking number / tracking status.

TV

Total Value (context-dependent; sometimes same as gross value).

U

UNC

Uncirculated (general term; often overlaps with MS).

USPS

United States Postal Service.

V

VF

Very Fine (coin grade).

VG

Very Good (coin grade).

W

WHSL

Wholesale (dealer-to-dealer pricing).

X

XF

Extremely Fine (coin grade).

Y

YTD

Year To Date.

Z

ZONE

USPS distance-based pricing zones (can affect Ground Advantage / Priority rates).

Last updated: 2026-01-30 00:58:41 ET

Note: Marketplace policies and USPS services can change; treat this as a field glossary, not a rulebook.