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The E-Sylum: Volume 4, Number 14, April 1, 2001, Article 15
AUCTION HOUSE SHORTHAND
Mark Borckardt writes: "In response to the discussion
regarding three letter codes for auction, I have been using
such a system for several years to record data on prices
realized for such things as patterns, medals, Hawaiiana and
other items. Most of this is simply for my own use, internal
to my work with Bowers and Merena.
I have prepared a sample listing of three letter codes,
attached, using Martin Gengerke's "American Numismatic
Auctions" as a guide. The file only includes firms beginning
with the letter A. If E-Sylum subscribers would provide
feedback, I would be more than happy to complete this for
the rest of the firms, with the idea of adding additional firms
along the way. This listing is certainly available for the free
use of any who care to access it. [Editor's note - the list is
short, so I've extracted it from Mark's file and appended it
below]
In response to Dick Johnson's code of B&M for Bowers
and Merena, I prefer to keep my codes to the standard 26
letter alphabet, thus for Bowers and Merena, I use BMG
(Bowers and Merena Galleries). Certainly, ABM could also
be used (Auctions by Bowers and Merena). In the special
case of joint sales, Bowers and Presidential, Stack's and
Superior, Akers and Rarcoa, etc., the easy solution would
be to list these with the first firm based on alphabetical order.
Notice also on the attached file that I use AUC for
Apostrophe Auctions."
Code Firm
ACE Ace Stamp & coin Co.
ADE Adams, Edgar Holmes
ADG Adams, Geoffrey Charlton
ADM Adams, Mervin W.
ADS Adamski, Joseph J.
ADK Adkins, Gary
ADL Adler, Jonas
AKR Akers, David W.
ALD Alderfer, Sanford A. Auction Co.
ALC Alexander & Co.
ALB Alexander, Byron T.
ALX Alexandria Coin Sales
ALL Allgire, Richard L.
ALM Almanzar�s
ALP Alpert, Stephen P.
ALW Alward & Cagan
AMK A-Mark
AMB Ambassador
AMA American Art Association
AMH American Heritage Coin, Inc.
AMR American Rose Rare Coins
AMW Amwest
ACC Ancient Coin Club
ACS Ancient Coin Society of NY
ANC Ancient Coins
ANG Ancient Gens
AND Anderson Auction Co.
ANA Anderson, Al
ANH Anderson, H.W.
ANW Andrews, W.P. & Co., Inc.
ANM Antebellum Covers
ANT Anthon, Charles E.
ATI Antietam Coin Club
ANI Antiquity Imports
APF Apfelbaum, Earl P.L.
AQU Aquarius Gallery
ARA Ar Auctions
ARC Arcade Stamp & Coin Co.
ARI Ariadne Galleries
ARZ Arizona Exonumist
ARK Ark Auctions
ARN Arnold Numismatic Co.
ARO Aron, Michael J.
ASC Associated Coin Auction
ATT Attinelli, Emmanuel Joseph
ACT Auction (Old Saybrook, CT.)
AUC Auction �xx (Apostrophe Auctions)
AUM Auction Americana
AOK Auction Gallery of Oakbrook
AUW Auctions West
Wayne Homren, Editor
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