On many elongated coins, you’ll find a set of initials beneath the pull (a raised portion of the border near the narrow end of the coin) or somewhere along the edge of the design, often in the border. These initials indicate who the designer, engraver, or roller of the coin was. This list can help you determine the names of the people involved in the design and rolling of your coin. Just look up the initials and find the name.
#–A–B–C–D–E–F–G–H–I–J–K–L–M–N–O–P-Q-R–S–T-U-V–W-X-Y-Z
462 – Don Berry
ABC – Anastasia, Bob, and Charlotte Hoff
AC – Adam Cool
AG – Alice Goodman
AH – ?
ALB – Amy Brennan
AM – ?
AR – Angelo Rosato
AV – Adele Vogel
AWM – Alex W. Mruk (Block Letter or Cursive)
AZ – Anita Zell
BCS – Bruce C Sumner
BE – ?
BG – Bronislaus (Brownie) A. Gill
BJ – Bill Jackson
BKS – ?
BOB- Bob Frazier
BR – Brad Ream (Banyas Barnesyarde)
BS – Bert Samsa
BX – James Brown & Myron Xenos
C – Often used to denote a copy of an earlier elongate
© – Copyrighted
C in box, triangle on top – Cliff Roth
CO-7 – James Bond
C-7 – C-7 Enterprises, Betty Kirby & Rudy Skarita
CAW – ?
CASH – Carol & Steve Hursh
CBW – C.B. Weatherly
CC – ?
CEW – Cecil E. Walls
CH – Bud Hicks
CK – Carol Kilcoyne
CL – Charles Lorati
CM/CMI – Copper Memories
CM – (Constantino) Gus Meccarello
CMJ – ?
CMH – ?
CMR – Chester M Rogers
CS – ?
CW – Carl Webster
CW – Claude Waite
CZC – Cindy Calhoun
D – Disneyland
DA## – Donald P. Adams
DAW – Don A. Wilkinson
DC – Danny B. Crabb or Donald Cade
DD – Dottie Dow
DD – Don Duncan
DE – ?
DESCO – David Stoicheff
DJ – D. Jakebovits
DMH – ?
DM – ?
DOW – Dottie Dow
DP – Dwayne Padon
DRP – Don Rea Padon
DES or DS – Donald E. Sabo
DT – Dave True
DT – Dan Thompson
DW – Don Wendt
e – Eurolink
EA## – Elmer Anderson
ECHO – Echo Elongated Coins (W.W. Miller)
EC – Evanscraft
ED – Ed McClung
EG – Ewell Gunter
EH – Erric Hermann
ELM – E.L. Murdoch
EW – Ed Weaton
FB – Frank Brazzel
FGS – ?
FS – Frank Spandone
G – Eric H. Goodwin
GFB – ?
GA – ?
GAE – ?
GK – George E. Kesterton
GM – Gus Meccarello
GPB – Gary & Phyllis Bible
GW – George Wanzug
GWE – Gerald Elliott
GJ – ?
HCS – Harold C. Schmal
HDA – H. D. Alien
HE – ?
H-E – House of Elongates
HG – Horace Grant
HHT – House of Elongates
HLB – ?
HM – Houston Marshalle
HWB – Henry W. Blaha
IG – ?
JB – J. Hanna Brown
JD – Jim Dundon (Paradise Engraving)
JF – Joe Frankline
JGS – John G. Spadone
JH – Joe Hotter
JJ – ?
JK – James Kilcoyne
JK – Jess Kirby
JLB – ?
JM – Jack Meccarello
JN – John & Nancy Wooten
JR combined – Jerry Rathburn
JR – Jack Rosenblut
JRN – Jason Nelson
JS – James Singleton
JS – John G. Spadone
JW – Jack Wilcox
K – C.C. Kemp
KH – Kay Harpold (Banyas Barnesyarde)
KMCS – Karen San Gregordy
L (circled) – R. W. Luchtman (L.P. Engravers)
L – Lords Prayer Engravers (Charles Lorat)
LHT – Len H. Trump
LT – Len H. Trump
LH – Lurenc Haincs
LB – Lenard Babin
LB – Lee Bowser
LCS – L.C. Summer
LCS – Lido Coin Shop
LIDO – Lido Coin Shop
LM – Lodestar Entertainment
LEM – Lem Martin
LH – Lurene Haines
LW – Lloyd Wagaman
LE – Lodestar Entertainment
MANLEY – Justin & Ryan Manley
MC – www.pennymachine.it
MFT – ?
MH – Millard Hajek
MK – Michelle Kilcoyne
MLBP – Major League Baseball Players
MLH – Mark Hill
MM – M&M Elongates
MM – Mary Eggleston
MP – Michael Pcnder
MT – Marie F. Trinny
MTC – ?
MW – Mark Wright
NRM – Norman & Ruth Mac Quithy
NINA – Nina MacDonald
NS – Nick Salimbene
OLCP – Osvaldo L Cangas
OLY – Bob Olson
OP – Oded Paz
PB – Paul Brenner
PC – PennyCollector
PC – Paul Case
PE – Paradise Engraving (Jim Dundon)
PLB – Pearl L. Buoker
PPC – ?
PL – ?
PLB – Pearl L. Buoker
PJ – P. Janic
PM – PennyMachines.com
PP – ?
PS – ?
PW – ?
PWC – Paul Conner
P – Michael Pender
R (circled) – ?
RB – Rodney W. Baker
RCK – ?
REB – Robert E Bucker
RG – Rob Gilger
RHB – ?
RHJ – Ray Loutzenhiser
RL – ?
RJ – Ralph Jones
RJJ – Ralph Jones
RR – Rocky Rockholt
RR – Ronald Readon
RS – Russ Sears
RS – Robert & Shirley Stafford
RTL – Ray T. Leveille
RWC – ?
RW – Ray Wagner Jr
RWD – Ray Dillard (cursive signature)
RWJ – Ralph W. Jobe
RWL – RW Luchtman
ЯM – Rob Morris
SAK – Sally & Al Kirka
SB – Steve Beecher
SC – Salvidor Cade
SG – Shel Green
SP – Smashing Pennies (Katrina and Zac Gowen)
SPI – ?
SPM – Squished Penny Museum
TAK – ?
TDT – Tyler Dean Tyson
TG – Tom Gerhardt
TMC – ?
TMV – Terri Ventresca
TPP – The Penny Pincher (Carl Webster)
TW – Tom Wiebe
TR – Tom Russo
TY## – Bert Creighton
VB – Vicky Bowser
VCS – ?
VF – Vance Fowler
WCM – William C Massey
WDA – Wayne D. Ashford
WJH – William T. Helmerick
WM – William C Massey (Luck “e” Penny)
WDW – ?
WLP – ?
WSA – WSA Enterprises (Whitney, Spero & Alien)
WR – William Rogers
Can you fill in the blanks of the questioned initials? Or know of initials that aren’t listed?
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