Cma Or Cmu Written Above Indian Head Cent / IHC In Whitman Folder

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TTmom New Member United States 30 Posts	Posted 01/26/2021 12:21 am I'm just now getting around to inventorying coins I inherited from my dad when he died 40! years ago. they are of very modest numismatic value. in the IHC folder, above several (not all, but many) of the coin slots he has written 3 letters -- cma or cmu. i would guess 'cma' I have searched & searched here, Wikipedia, all over the net & can find NOTHING! does ANYBODY know what this refers to? and, why is it important? thanks Edited by TTmom 01/26/2021 12:33 am Report this Post to the Staff

PNWType Pillar of the Community United States 561 Posts	Posted 01/26/2021 02:18 am Best I can think of is it being a reference to where he got it from, perhaps a dealer's initials, maybe a 'C.. Monetary Association' or the like, or even a shop name but shortened. In terms of coin terminology though, I can't think of anything that would mean that is in general use Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 01/26/2021 03:32 am IHCs 1859-1864 were made of copper-nickel, which is often abbreviated "CuNi." Could that have something to do with it? In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
TTmom New Member United States 30 Posts	Posted 01/26/2021 09:23 am don't think so, @spruett, but thanks. I've looked up about bronze as well. this is driving me nuts! Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 01/26/2021 3:12 pm The initials of the source of the coins makes the most sense to me - a relative perhaps? Otherwise, letter codes have been used by dealers to secretly record how much they paid for the coin - a ten letter word with unique letters where each letter translates to a number. We used PATHFINDER a long time ago - P=0, A=1, etc. However, it doesn't make sense that "CMA" or "CMU" is the same on many coins since it's doubtful that they all cost him the same amount. It's just the only other thing I can think of. Report this Post to the Staff
TTmom New Member United States 30 Posts	Posted 01/26/2021 3:46 pm Of all the blue folders I have from him, this is only one with such notations. just dunno! Report this Post to the Staff
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