Have you ever noticed some small letters and/or numbers on your pressed penny and wondered what the meaning of that might be? If you haven’t don’t worry – we collected for years without paying any kind of attention to those so called “initials”. But we have learned over time what that is all about. And it’s actually a big deal!!
Two of a Kind – Spot the Differences!
The coin on the left came from Old Town Black Market Minerals on 5770 W. Bronson Hwy #401 (Route 192 mile 9) in Kissimmee, Florida 34746.
And the coin on the right hand side came from the San Diego City Store in Westfield’s Horton Plaza Shopping Mall at 324 Horton Plaza in San Diego, California 92101-5481
Both are retired designs.
The (now retired) engraver Jim Dundon from Florida used three different initials: “JD”, “JJ” and “PE” which stood for his engraving business (Paradise Engraving).
The “HM” initials point to Private Roller Houston Marshall.
Initials on elongated coins may refer to:
- Dealers
- Designers
- Engravers
- Installers
- Manufacturers
- Numismatic Clubs
- Rollers
- Sponsors
Now some maybe are rollers but not designers. Some are designers but not rollers. Some design and roll. Some may engrave but not deal with the artwork. And some do it all. Over time (to the best of our knowledge) we will try to add specific information about each initials as we gather the information along our journey through the realms of elongated coins.
So here we go with the current version of our key (incomplete of course) to that specific elongated coin riddle:
| Initials | Name/Company | Image |
|---|---|---|
| 462 | Don Berry | |
| ABC | Anastasia, Bob, and Charlotte Hoff | |
| AC | Adam J. Cool | |
| AG | Alice Goodman | |
| AH | ||
| AM | ||
| AR | Angelo A. Rosato | |
| AV | Adele & Norman Vogel (Rollers, Engravers - TEC #1966 & 1997) | |
| AZ | Anita Zell Las Vegas | |
| BCS | Bruce C. Sumner | |
| BE | ||
| BG | Bronislaus (Brownie) A. Gill | |
| BJ | Bill Jackson |  |
| BJ | Bruce Jones Memphis, Tennessee |  |
| BOB | Bob Frazier TEC#4915 | |
| BR | Banyas Barnesyarde - Brad Ream | |
| BS | Bert Samsa | |
| BX | James Brown and Myron Xenos | |
| C | Often used to denote a copy of an earlier elongated coin. | |
| C | Copper Charms | |
| C | Carlos Curry of Louisville, Kentucky Roller |  |
| © | Copyrighted | |
| C in box, triangle on top | Cliff Roth | |
| C-7 | Cee Ceven (Betty Kirby and Rudy Skarita) | |
| CASH | Carol & Steve Hursh | |
| CAW | ||
| CBW | C. B. Weatherly | |
| CC | Copper Charms | |
| CEW | Cecil E. Walls | |
| CH | Bud Hicks | |
| CH | Charles Ray Harden 11408 E Parr Avenue, Brazil, IN 47834 1-812-877-1157 Roller | |
| CK | Carol Kilcoyne |  |
| CL | Charles Lorati | |
| CM | C. Gus Meccarello |  |
| CM | Copper Memories |  |
| CMI | Copper Memories | |
| CMJ | ||
| CMH | ||
| CMR | Chester M. Rogers |  |
| CO-7 | James Bond | |
| CS | ||
| CW | Carl Webster | |
| CW | Claude Waite | |
| CZC | Cindy Calhoun |  |
| DA### | Over 250 designs showing DA and then the die issue number |  |
| DAW | Don A. Wilkinson TEC#1079 Designer & Roller |  |
| DC | Donald Cade | |
| DC | Danny B. Crabb | |
| DD | Dottie Dow |  |
| DD | Don Duncan | |
| DE | ||
| DES | Donald E. Sabo Collector, Engraver, and Roller Avondale, Arizona TEC # 341 LM |  |
| DESCO | David E. Stoicheff | |
| DJ | D. Jakebovits | |
| DJM | Dave Macdiarmid | |
| DM | ||
| DMH | ||
| DP | Dwayne Padon | |
| DR | Don Roth | |
| DRP | Dwayne Padon | |
| DS | Donald E. Sabo Collector, Engraver, and Roller Avondale, Arizona | |
| DS | David Spellman | |
| DT | Dan Thompson |  |
| DT | Dave True | |
| DW | Don Wendt | |
| DWJ | David W. Jordan | |
| e | Eurolink |  |
| EA# (EA1, EA2, EA3 etc.) | Elmer Anderson Roller |  |
| ECHO | W. W. Miller | |
| ED | Ed McClung | |
| EG | Ewell Gunter | |
| EH | Errick Hermann | |
| ELM | E.L. Murdoch | |
| EPE | Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. |  |
| ET# (ET1, ET2, ET3 etc.) | Eurotoken Installer | |
| EW | Ed Weaton | |
| FB | Frank E. Brazzell from Indiana. Master engraver and builder of rolling machines. Mentor of Jim Dundon. Passed away in 1996. |  |
| FGS | ||
| FL |  |
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| FS | Frank Spandone | |
| FSC | ||
| G | Eric H. Goodwin | |
| GFB | ||
| GA | ||
| GAE | ||
| GK | George E. Kesterson | |
| GM | Gus Meccarello Engraver | |
| GPB | Gary & Phyllis Bible | |
| GW | George Wanzug | |
| GWE | Gerald William Elliott Sr. Roller |  |
| HA |  |
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| HCS | Harold C. Schmal | |
| HDA | H. D. Alien | |
| HE | House of Elongateds (Lee Martin/Warren Bunge) | |
| HG | Horace Grant | |
| HHT | Harry H.Taylor | |
| HOE | House of Elongateds (Lee Martin/Warren Bunge) |  |
| HLB | ||
| HM | Holden Manufacturing, Inc. Manufacturer 2938 Stonewall Place Sanford, FL 32773 Phone: 407-321-1653 Toll Free: 800-643-2566 Fax: 407-321-5311 Holden Manufacturing, Inc. on Archive.org Holden Manufacturing, Inc. on Facebook.com |  |
| HM | Houston Marshall Private Roller | |
| HWB | Henry W. Blaha Roller |  |
| IG | ||
| JB | Jamie Bennett | |
| JB | James Hanna Brown | |
| JD | Jim Dundon (Paradise Engraving) Engraver |  |
| JES | ||
| JF | Joe Franklin | |
| JGS | John G. Spadone | |
| JH | Joseph Hotter | |
| JJ | Jim Dundon (Paradise Engraving) Engraver |  |
| JJR | RALPH JONES (may appear reversed) | |
| JK | James Kilcoyne Coyne Designs (TEC # 1887) Designer, Engraver, Roller (Acid Etching, Rotary Engraving, Hand Engraving) 5274 Linton Road Cadiz, Kentucky 42211 kilcoynejames@hotmail.com |  |
| JK | Jess Kirby | |
| JLB | ||
| JM | Jack Meccarello (Roller) | |
| JN | John & Nancy Wooten |  |
| JR | Jerry Rathburn | |
| JR | Jack Rosenblath | |
| JR | RALPH JONES (may appear reversed) | |
| JRN | Jason R. Nelson Roller |  |
| JS | James Singleton | |
| JS | John G. Spadone | |
| JW | Jack Wilcox | |
| K | C. C. Kemp | |
| KH | Banyas Barnesyarde - Kay Harpold | |
| KMCS | Karen San Gregory | |
| KWG | Kyle Greer Sponsor |  |
| L (circled) | R. W. Luchtman (L.P. Engravers) | |
| L | Lord's Prayer Engravers (Charles Lorati) | |
| LB | Lenard Babin | |
| LB | Lee Bowser | |
| LCS | L. C. Summer | |
| LCS | Lido Coin Shop | |
| LE | Lodestar Entertainment | |
| LEW | Lloyd E. Wagaman | |
| LEW | Lisa Whitcomb Roller | |
| LEM | Lee Martin | |
| LH | Lurene Haines (2001 TEC membership nickel) | |
| LHT | Len H. Trump | |
| LOU | Lou Brock | |
| LS | LS | |
| LT | Len H. Trump | |
| LW | Lloyd Wagaman |  |
| MC | Maecri Italy (Italian company) XII refers to the engraver's sequence. The silver coin is from Spain. The installer is 'ET' (see above) | |
| MFT | ||
| MH | Millard Hajek | |
| MLBP | Major League Baseball Players | |
| MK | Business Cents LLC & Studio Twelve28 Josh and Michelle Kilcoyne PO Box 134 Noblesville, IN 46061 1-317-363-1587 Website: Business Cents LLC & Studio Twelve28 Email: Michelle Kilcoyne |  |
| MLH | Mark Hill | |
| MM | M & M Elongates Mary Eggleston and A. Elizabeth "Manchie" Batterton Hickman Coin Shop 5815 Longview Road Kansas City, Missouri 64134 |  |
| MM | Mary Eggleston M & M Elongates (Mary Eggleston and A. Elizabeth "Manchie" Batterton) Hickman Coin Shop 5815 Longview Road Kansas City, Missouri 64134 | |
| MM | Michael Mochizuki | |
| MOM | Marlyse Hansemann | |
| MP | Michael Pender Sponsor or Dealer - Non Roller Producer | |
| MT | Michael Toennessen Designer | |
| MT | Marie F. Trinny Sponsor or Dealer - Non Roller Producer | |
| MTC | ||
| MW | Mark Wright | |
| N&RM | Norman & Ruth MacQuithy (Roller) | |
| NINA | Nina MacDonald | |
| NRM | Norm & Ruth MacQuithy (Roller) | |
| NS | Nick Salimbene | |
| OLY | Bob Olson, Illinois | |
| OP | Oded Paz Designer & Roller |  |
| PB | Paul Brenner | |
| PC | Paul Case | |
| PC | Penny Collector | |
| PE | Paradise Engraving (Jim Dundon) | |
| PJ | P. Janic | |
| PLB | Pearl L. Buoker | |
| PPC | ||
| PM | PennyMachines.com The Penny Men, A Division of CTM Group, Inc. 13 Red Roof Lane, Unit 1A Salem, NH 03079 1-866-766-7166 |  |
| PP | ||
| PS | ||
| PW | ||
| PWC | Paul Conner Paul Conner Studios, LLC |  |
| R | Robert Stafford | |
| RB | Rodney W. Baker | |
| RCK | ||
| REB | Robert E. Buoker | |
| RG-# | Robert E. Gilger Roller TEC # 3810 | |
| RH | Renée Asha Petronilla Hansemann Designer TEC # 3435 | |
| RHB | ||
| RHJ | Robert H. Jacobs | |
| RJ | Ralph Jones Roller |  |
| RJJ | Ralph Jones Roller | |
| RK | Ron Kanke Roller | |
| ЯM | Rob Morris | |
| RL | Ray Loutzenhiser | |
| RR | Rocky Rockholt (The Penny-Press Machine Co., LLC) Manufacturer & Installer |  |
| RR | Ronald Readon | |
| RS | Robert & Shirley Stafford |  |
| RS | Russ Sears |  |
| RTL | Ray T. Leveille | |
| RW | Ray Wagner, Jr. | |
| RWC | ||
| RWD | Ray W. Dillard | |
| RWJ | Ralph W. Jobe | |
| RWL | Robert W. Luchtman | |
| SAK | Sally & Al Kirka |  |
| SB | Steve Beecher | |
| SDPM | San Diego Penny Machine |  |
| SE-# (SE-1, SE-2, SE-3 etc.) | Scott Eddy TEC#4661 Fresno Elongated Penny's | |
| SEC | Superior Elongated Coins Dennis Paul Berry |  |
| SG | Shel Green | |
| SoC | Stamps on Coins (Jess Kirby) |  |
| SP | Smashing Pennies (Katrina and Zac Gowen) |  |
| SPI | ||
| SPM | Smashed Penny Museum | |
| SPM | ||
| SSC | Sea Shell City, Inc. 708 Coastal Highway Fenwick Island, DE 19944 |  |
| SSF | Suzie Sims-Fletcher | |
| TAC |  |
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| TAK | ||
| TDT | Tyler Tyson | |
| TG | Tom Gerhardt | |
| TK | Boeing Employees Coin Club (BECC) The BECC 53rd annual coin show in Kent, Washington was held January 21-22, 2017. Wooden nickels and elongated cents with the 747-8 Intercontinental design were available at the coin show until supplies were exhausted. (One free wooden nickel and one free elongated cent per show attendee. Additional cents could be purchased.) | |
| TMC | ||
| TPP | Carl Webster The Penny Pincher Robinson, Illinois | |
| TR | Tom Russo | |
| TW | Tom Wiebe | |
| T#Y ( "T1Y," T2Y," "T3Y"…) | Bert Creighton (Roller) TEC #2095 | |
| VB | Vicky Bowser | |
| VCS | ||
| VF | Vance Fowler | |
| WCM | William C. Massey Luck "E" Penny P.O.Box 1511 Beltsville, MD 20704-1511 |  |
| WDA | Wayne D. Ashford | |
| WDW | ||
| WG | William Gardner | |
| WJH | William T. Helmerick | |
| WLP | ||
| WLS | ||
| WM | William C. Massey Luck "E" Penny P.O.Box 1511 Beltsville, MD 20704-1511 | |
| WR | William Rogers | |
| WSA | Whitney, Spero & Alien | |
| ∞ | CO88 |
