|
1st |
First
Edition |
MOMC |
Mint on Mint
Card |
|
ABM |
Automatic
Bottle Machine
(bottles prior to 1910) |
MONMC |
Mint on Near
Mint Card |
|
ACL |
Applied
Color Label (bottles) |
MOP |
Mother of
Pearl |
|
ADV |
Adventure
(Books / Movies) |
MOTU |
Masters of
the Universe |
|
AG |
About Good
(coins) |
MS |
Mint State
(coins) - usually followed by a number from 65 to 70, i.e. 'MS65" or
"MS-65" |
|
ANTH |
Anthology
(books) |
MWBMT |
Mint With
Both Mint Tags |
|
AU |
About
Un-circulated (coins) |
MWBT |
Mint With
Both Tags |
|
BB |
BB Sized
Hole Drilled Through Record Label
Beanie Baby |
MWBTM |
Mint With
Both Tags Mint |
|
BBC |
Bottom of
Back Cover |
MYS |
Mystery
(books / movies) |
|
BC |
Back Cover |
MWMT |
Mint With
Mint Tags |
|
BCE |
Book Club
Edition |
|
|
|
BIM |
Blown in
Mold
(bottles prior to 1910) |
N/R |
No Reserve |
|
BIO |
Biography |
NAP |
Not Affected
Play (records) |
|
BJ |
Ball Jointed
Body (dolls) |
NASB |
Nancy Ann
Story Book |
|
BK |
Bent Knee
(dolls) |
NDSR |
No Dents
Scratches or Rust (tins) |
|
BLB |
Big Little
Book |
NIB |
New in Box |
|
BOMC |
Book of the
Month Club Edition |
NORES |
No Reserve |
|
BU |
Brilliant
Un-circulated (coins) |
NOS |
New Old
Stock |
|
BW |
Black and
White
(photos, illustrations, drawings) |
NP |
Not Packaged |
|
C |
Cartridge
Only
(video game) |
NR |
No Reserve |
|
CART |
Cartridge
(video game) |
NRFB |
Never
Removed from Box |
|
CB |
Cartridge
(video game - no instructions) |
NRMNT |
Near Mint |
|
CC |
Corner
(books, magazines) |
NWT |
New With
Tags |
|
CCA |
Comic Code
Authority |
O |
New Orleans
Mint |
|
CCG |
Collectable
Card Game |
O/C |
On Canvas (paintings) |
|
CF |
Centerfold
(magazines) |
OB |
Original Box |
|
CI |
Cartridge &
Instructions
(video games) |
OC |
Off Center
Off Cut |
|
CM |
Customized |
OEM |
Original Equipment Manufacturer |
|
COA |
Certificate
of Authenticity |
OF |
Original Finish |
|
CPN |
Coupon |
OOAK |
One of A Kind |
|
CTB |
Coffee Table Book |
OOP |
Out of Package
Out of Print
Out of Production |
|
CU |
Crisp Un-circulated (currency) |
OP |
Out of Print |
|
D |
Denver Mint (coins) |
P |
Poor Condition
Philadelphia Mint (coins) |
|
DB |
Divided Back (postcards) |
PBO |
Paperback Original |
|
DBL |
Double (2-in-1: paperbacks) |
PC |
Poor Condition
Post Card |
|
DJ |
Dust Jacket |
PD |
Picture Disc |
|
DUTCH |
Dutch Auction
(multiple quantities available) |
PF |
Proof Coin |
|
EAPG |
Early American Pattern Glass |
PIC |
Picture |
|
EC |
Excellent Condition |
P/O |
Punch-Out (inventory that has been "de-classified" with a hole
punch) |
|
EF |
Extra Fine Condition
Extremely Fine (coins) |
PM |
Post Mark / Postal Markings
(post cards; first day covers) |
|
EP |
Extended Play
(records, video tapes) |
POC |
Pencil On Cover |
|
EXLIB |
Ex Library Book |
POPS |
Promo Only Picture Sleeve |
|
FC |
Fine Condition
Front Cover |
POTF |
Power of the Force (Star Wars) |
|
FDC |
First Day Cover (stamps) |
PR |
Poor Condition |
|
F/E |
First Edition (books) |
PROOF |
Proof Coin |
|
FE |
First Edition (books) |
PS |
Power Supply |
|
FFL |
Federally Licensed Firearms (dealer) |
R |
Reprint |
|
FN |
Fine Condition |
RET |
Retired |
|
FS |
Factory Sealed |
RETRD |
Retired |
|
G |
Good Condition |
RFC |
Right Side of Front Cover |
|
GD |
Good Condition |
RFDO |
Removed For Display Only |
|
GF |
Gold Filled |
RI |
Reissue (records) |
|
GGA |
Good Girl Art
(paperback book covers) |
ROM |
Romantic (books) |
|
GSP |
Gold Sterling Plate |
ROTJ |
Return of the Jedi (Star Wars) |
|
GWTW |
Gone With the Wind |
RRH |
Remade/Repainted/Haired |
|
HB |
Hard Back (book) |
RS |
Rhinestones
Rubber Stamped on Label (records) |
|
HC |
Hard Cover (book) |
RSP |
Rhodium Sterling Plate |
|
HB/DJ |
Hardback (Book) with Dust Jacket |
RT |
Right |
|
HIC |
Hole in Cover |
S |
Small
Stereo (records)
San Francisco Mint (coins) |
|
HIL |
Hole in Label |
S/O |
Sold Out |
|
HIST |
Historical (books) |
S/S |
Still Sealed
Single Sheet (stamps) |
|
HTF |
Hard to Find |
SB |
Soft Bound (referring to soft large bound books) |
|
HM |
Happy Meal (McDonald's) |
SC |
Slight Crease
(hang tags, books, magazines) |
|
HOF |
Hall of Fame (baseball memorabilia / autograph / trading cards |
SCI |
Science (books) |
|
HP |
Hard Plastic (dolls)
Hand Painted |
SCR |
Scratch |
|
IBC |
Inside Back Cover |
SCU |
Scuff (records) |
|
IFC |
Inside Front Cover |
SF |
Science Fiction |
|
ILLO |
Illustration |
SFBC |
Science Fiction Book Club
(sometimes the true 1st edition) |
|
INIT |
Initials |
SIG |
Signature |
|
ISH |
Issue |
SLD |
Sealed |
|
JUVIE |
Juvenile Delinquency Theme |
SLT |
Slight |
|
L |
Large |
SR |
Slight Ring Wear |
|
LBBP |
Large Bean Bag Plush (Disney) |
SS |
Stainless Steel |
|
LBC |
Lower Back Cover |
ST |
Star Trek
Sterling |
|
LFC |
Lower Front Cover |
STER |
Sterling |
|
LFT |
Left |
STNG |
Star Trek the Next Generation |
|
LLBC |
Lower Left of Back Cover |
SUSP |
Suspended
Suspense (books) |
|
LLFC |
Lower Left of Front Cover |
SLW |
Straight Leg Walker (dolls) |
|
LP |
Little People (Fisher Price toys)
Long Playing Record |
SOL |
Sticker on Label (records) |
|
LRBC |
Lower Right on Back Cover |
STCCG |
Star Trek Collectable Card Game |
|
LRFC |
Lower Right on Front Cover |
SW |
Slight Wear
Star Wars |
|
LSE |
Loose |
SWCCG |
Star Wars Collectable Card Game |
|
LSW |
Label Shows Wear (records) |
SWCS |
Star Wars Collector Series (toys) |
|
LTBX |
Letterbox (video that recreates a widescreen image) |
TM |
Trademark |
|
LTD |
Limited Edition |
TMOL |
Tape Mark on Label (records) |
|
LWOL |
Lot of Writing on Label (records) |
TOBC |
Top of Back cover |
|
M |
Medium
Mint
Mono (records) |
TOFC |
Top of Front Cover |
|
MA |
Madame Alexander (dolls) |
TOL |
Tear on Label (records) |
|
MAP |
Map Back (paperback books) |
TOONS |
Cartoon Art (paperbacks) |
|
MC |
Mis-cut |
TOS |
Tape on Spine |
|
MEDIC |
Medical Genre (paperbacks) |
TOUGH |
Tough Guy Genre (paperbacks) |
|
MIB |
Mint in Box
(box not necessarily mint) |
UB |
Undivided Back (post cards) |
|
MIBP |
Mint in Blister Pack |
UNC |
Un-circulated (coins) |
|
MIJ |
Made in Japan |
URFC |
Upper Right Corner of Front Cover |
|
MIMB |
Mint in Mint Box |
VF |
Very Fine Condition |
|
MIMP |
Mint in Mint Package |
VHTF |
Very Hard to Find |
|
MIOJ |
Made in Occupied Japan |
VG |
Very Good Condition |
|
MIOP |
Mint in Opened Package |
V/M/D |
Visa/Mastercard/Discover |
|
MIP |
Mint in Package |
W |
West Point Mint/Depository (coins) |
|
MIU |
Made in USA |
W/C |
Watercolor (paintings) |
|
MM |
Merry Miniatures (Hallmark) |
WLP |
White Label Promo |
|
MMA |
Metropolitan Museum of Art |
WOC |
Writing on Cover |
|
MNB |
Mint - No Box |
WOR |
Writing on Record |
|
MNH |
Mint Never Hinged (stamps) |
WRP |
Warp (records) |
|
MOC |
Mint on Card |
WS |
Widescreen (same as letterbox) |
|
MOMA |
Museum of Modern Art |
WSOL |
Water Stain on Label (records) |
| |
|
XL |
Extra Large |
