Commems Collection Questions: Answer #14 - PCGS Misspellings?

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commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12255 Posts	Posted 03/22/2023 08:25 am On multiple occasions, a collector has noticed an apparent misspelling on a P C G S insert/label and posted a question about it here on CCF. It seems a good Q&A topic. At one time, the system that P C G S used to print its inserts/labels had a 10-character limit for the coin name field - this lead to some "interesting" abbreviations that are often interpreted as misspellings. Here's a list of abbreviations of which I'm aware: - PAN-PAC for PANAMA-PACIFIC - STONE MT for STONE MOUNTAIN - SESQUI for SESQUICENTENNIAL - CONNECTICT for CONNECTICUT - SPANISH T for SPANISH TRAIL - LONG ISLAN for LONG ISLAND - RHODE IS for RHODE ISLAND - NEW ROCHEL for NEW ROCHELLE - BTW for BOOKER T WASHINGTON - WASH-CARV for WASHINGTON CARVER Some of the abbreviations are part of current US commemorative lingo - PAN-PAC, BTW - but most are just an unusual alternative spelling for the sake of printing space. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Report this Post to the Staff

nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15392 Posts	Posted 03/22/2023 09:14 am Indeed, and I have a few of those commemoratives in their older PCGS slabs. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 03/22/2023 09:55 am Pan Pac is otherwise known as an international swimming championship, comprising four countries: USA, Australia, Canada and Japan. BTW is an abbreviation for 'By The Way', a phrase often used here in the CCF. Edited by sel_69l 03/22/2023 09:58 am Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 03/22/2023 10:21 am Very interesting. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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