Determining Designer?

[JerryNich]

Hello, folks. First post here and wanted to say hello and ask a question.

Is there a good resource for determining which coin is which? For example, this website lists a 2015P dime as having two "Desig", which I am assuming means designer... not totally sure though. The difference in price between the two isn't trivial, and obviously, the difference for some coins is staggering. I don't see how to differentiate between the two. How do you do that?

Hoping to learn a lot here. I have a bucket of circulated coins worth about $500 face value that is going to take me a loooong time to go through.

[Just Bob]

Welcome to the forum.

John Sinnock was the sole designer of the Roosevelt dime, so I am not sure what "Desig" means in this case. Can you post a link to the coin in question?

[tejas1836]

12 hours ago, JerryNich said:

Hello, folks. First post here and wanted to say hello and ask a question.

Is there a good resource for determining which coin is which? For example, this website lists a 2015P dime as having two "Desig", which I am assuming means designer... not totally sure though. The difference in price between the two isn't trivial, and obviously, the difference for some coins is staggering. I don't see how to differentiate between the two. How do you do that?

Hoping to learn a lot here. I have a bucket of circulated coins worth about $500 face value that is going to take me a loooong time to go through.

Perhaps "Design" is referring to Designation. In that case, the coin could be MS or MSFT(Full Torch). 

[JerryNich]

I found the "Help" button! Its "Designation", not "Designer" - on the NGC price guide. My bad.

[JerryNich]

1 minute ago, tejas1836 said:

Perhaps "Design" is referring to Designation. In that case, the coin could be MS or MSFT(Full Torch). 

Thanks! Thats it. Is there a list for these acronyms somewhere?

[tejas1836]

10 minutes ago, JerryNich said:

Thanks! Thats it. Is there a list for these acronyms somewhere?

CENSUS	LABEL	DESCRIPTION	APPLICABLE COIN TYPES
(how the strike character appears in the NGC Census)	(how the strike character appears on the NGC label)	(a verbal description of the strike character)	(the types of coins to which it applies)
5DP	5FS DPL	Five Full Steps, Deep Prooflike	Jefferson Nickels Only
5FS	5FS	Five Full Steps	Jefferson Nickels Only
5PL	5FS PL	Five Full Steps, Prooflike	Jefferson Nickels Only
6DP	6FS DPL	Six Full Steps, Deep Prooflike	Jefferson Nickels Only
6FS	6FS	Six Full Steps	Jefferson Nickels Only
6PL	6FS PL	Six Full Steps, Prooflike	Jefferson Nickels Only
BN	BN	Brown	All Copper Coins, Mint State and Proof
BNB	BN BRILLIANT	Brown, Brilliant	Proof Copper Coins
BNC	BN CAMEO	Brown, Cameo	Proof Copper Coins
BND	BN DPL	Brown, Deep Prooflike	Mint State Copper Coins
BNM	BN MATTE	Brown, Matte	Proof Copper Coins
BNP	BN PL	Brown, Prooflike	Mint State Copper Coins
BNS	BN SATIN	Brown, Satin	Proof Copper Coins
BNU	BN ULTRA CAMEO	Brown, Ultra Cameo	Proof Copper Coins
CA	CAMEO	Cameo	All Proof Coins
DFM	DPL FIRST DAY OF MINTAGE	Deep Prooflike, First Day of Mintage	Presidential $1 Coins Only
DME	DPL MINT ERROR	Deep Prooflike, Mint Error	Mint errors
DPL	DPL	Deep Prooflike	All Mint State Coins, esp. Morgan Dollars
FB	FB	Full Bands	Mercury Dimes Only
FBD	FB DPL	Full Bands, Deep Prooflike	Mercury Dimes Only
FBL	FBL	Full Bell Lines	Franklin Half Dollars Only
FBP	FB PL	Full Bands, Prooflike	Mercury Dimes Only
FD	FIRST DAY OF ISSUE	First Day of Issue	Presidential $1 Coins Only
FDD	DPL FIRST DAY OF ISSUE	Deep Prooflike, First Day of Issue	Presidential $1 Coins Only
FDP	PL FIRST DAY OF ISSUE	Prooflike, First Day of Issue	Presidential $1 Coins Only
FH	FH	Full Head	Standing Liberty Quarters Only
FHD	FH DPL	Full Head, Deep Prooflike	Standing Liberty Quarters Only
FHP	FH PL	Full Head, Prooflike	Standing Liberty Quarters Only
FLD	FBL DPL	Full Bell Lines, Deep Prooflike	Franklin Half Dollars Only
FLP	FBL PL	Full Bell Lines, Prooflike	Franklin Half Dollars Only
FM	FIRST DAY OF MINTAGE	First Day of Mintage	Coins in US Mint Covers, so designated
FT	FT	Full Torch	Roosevelt Dimes Only
FTD	FT DPL	Full Torch, Deep Prooflike	Roosevelt Dimes Only
FTP	FT PL	Full Torch, Prooflike	Roosevelt Dimes Only
MA	MATTE	Matte	Used Infrequently
ME	MINT ERROR	Mint Error	Mint errors
PFM	PL FIRST DAY OF MINTAGE	Prooflike, First Day of Mintage	Presidential $1 Coins Only
PL	PL	Prooflike	All Mint State Coins, esp. Morgan Dollars
PME	PL MINT ERROR	Prooflike, Mint Error	Mint errors
RB	RB	Red Brown	All Copper Coins, Mint State and Proof
RBB	RB BRILLIANT	Red Brown, Brilliant	Proof Copper Coins
RBC	RB CAMEO	Red Brown, Cameo	Proof Copper Coins
RBD	RB DPL	Red Brown, Deep Prooflike	Mint State Copper Coins
RBM	RB MATTE	Red Brown, Matte	Proof Copper Coins
RBP	RB PL	Red Brown, Prooflike	Mint State Copper Coins
RBS	RB SATIN	Red Brown, Satin	Proof Copper Coins
RBU	RB ULTRA CAMEO	Red Brown, Ultra Cameo	Proof Copper Coins
RD	RD	Red	All Copper Coins, Mint State and Proof
RDB	RD BRILLIANT	Red, Brilliant	Proof Copper Coins
RDC	RD CAMEO	Red, Cameo	Proof Copper Coins
RDD	RD DPL	Red, Deep Prooflike	Mint State Copper Coins
RDM	RD MATTE	Red, Matte	Proof Copper Coins
RDP	RD PL	Red, Proof Like	Mint State Copper Coins
RDS	RD SATIN	Red, Satin	Proof Copper Coins
RDU	RD ULTRA CAMEO	Red, Ultra Cameo	Proof Copper Coins
RFD	RD FIRST DAY OF ISSUE	Red, First Day of Issue	Modern Coins Only
RY	RELEASE CEREMONY	Release Ceremony	Modern Coins Only
RFY	RD RELEASE CEREMONY	Red, Release Ceremony	Modern Coins Only
SA	SATIN	Satin	Used Infrequently
UC	ULTRA CAMEO	Ultra Cameo	All Proof Coins

 

Last Updated August 23, 2012.

 

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[JerryNich]

Very helpful. Thank you.