[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, David Lawrence. This information was originally published in 1994 in The Complete Guide to Barber Quarters.]
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APPENDIX A
GLOSSARY
1947 – Refers to prices listed in the 1947 (1st edition) of the “Red Book.” An indication of 1947 retail prices.
1962 — Refers to prices listed in the 15th edition of the “Red Book” An indication of 1962 retail prices.
1977 — Refers to prices listed in the 30th edition of the “Red Book” An Indication of 1977 retail prices.
ANACS — A third-party certification service, formerly part of the American Numismatic Association. Now located in Columbus Ohio under different ownership. The February 1994 ANACS Population Report was the copy referred to in the text.
BCCS — The Bather Coin Collector Society.
BLUNDERED DATE — Comes from a die in which the date was first placed in an incorrect location and then corrected. In a blundered date coin, part of the original date may show in the denticles or in the bust of Liberty instead of in the space provided for it. More common in Liberty seated coinage.
BUSINESS STRIKE — A coin which was minted for public circulation.
CDN — The Coin Dealer Newsletter published in Torrence, California. CDN values used in the Price Indexes are based on the March 1994 CDN Monthly Supplement. mud
CUD — A smooth, raised area near the rim. Caused by extra metal flowing into the space where a piece has broken off from the die
DIE BREAKS (Die Cracks) — Cracks in the working dies appearing as raised, irregular lines in the coins. Almost all die breaks on Barber Quarters are light.
DOUBLED DIE — Coins minted form dies which had a doubled impression (Obverse or Reverse) .
HUB — The coin design, in steel, used to make the working dies.
INCUSE — Letters or details stuck below the surface of the coin.
MULE — A coin made from a combination of obverse and reverse dies not meant to be together.
MUMPS— Refers to coins which exhibit a goiter-like swelling on the neck and jaw of Liberty. Found on some 1906-0, 1907-0 & 1908-0 quarters. Usually not noticeable on coins below VF grade. Appears to have been caused by some sort of die buckling. (Also seen on Barber Half Dollars of the same period).
NGC – Numismatic Guaranty Corporation of America. The NGC Census Report of March 1994 was used to tally the population of NGC certified coins in the date by date descriptions and Appendix tables.
0-MINT – New Orleans Mint. An 0-mint coin was made in New Orleans.
PROOF – A coin which was made from specially prepared, polished struck at least twice to make a sharp impression. Minted for collectors and meant for circulation.
PCGS – Professional Coin Grading Service. The PCGS Population Report of March 1984 population of the PCGS certified coins in the date by description
P/L (PROOF-LIKE) - Refers to coins that have mirror (reflective) fields, as proof coins do.
PHILIPPINE HOARD COINS – Refers to coins originally sent to the Philippines for local use, hoards of which periodically show up in the U.S. in relatively high circulated grades. The predominant dates are 1898-S, 1899-S and 1900-S. Most are cleaned EF and AU’s.
PLANCHET STRIATIONS – Light parallel line in the planchet before striking due to wearing of the roller fingers that flatten the planchet stock before stamping. Not limited to Barber. Seem to occur most often in S-mint coins.
RANKING – The ranking from low to high in relation to the other 74 coins of the series. For example a coin whose mintage ranks 5/74 as the 5th lowest mintage of the series. In the case of certified mint state or of coins, the ranking is based on the total number graded by PCGS and NGC combined in their respective March 1994 reports.
RARITY RATING - The scarcity of the coin relative to others in the series. (See Chapter 3, Estimating Scarcity)
RED BOOK – “A Guide Book of United Stated Coins” by R.S. Yeoman, published by Western Publishing Co. of Racine, WI. It is considered a retail price guide.
RPD (Repunched date) – A date that shows signs of numerals underneath, indicating the date was punched in more than once. The entire date may be doubled, or it may show in only one or two numerals.
RPM (Repunched mint mark) – The mint mark has been punched into the die twice resulting in a doubled mint mark on the coin. Since the doubling appears on the die itself, identical specimens are produced and the variety is considered “collectible.”