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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