Do You Noodle?
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341806)
Rockingham, Australia
July 11, 2016 5:20am CST
I commented on a post by JJ @JolietJake about woofers and tweeters. These are words associated with sound systems and speaker configurations. Every hobby, profession and sport has its own jargon so I thought I'd rehash.an article I wrote about the special terms used by those who collect bank-notes and coins.
The two sides of a coin are the obverse (head) and reverse (tail). If a coin is struck (made) with dies later than the date on the coin it is known as a 'restrike'. The 'die' is the press which stamps the picture onto the face of the coin.
Notes and coins may be 'uncirculated' (UNC) meaning they have never been used as currency. The abbreviation, AUNC, stands for 'almost uncirculated' and such coins may have a very faint scratch or mark. A cud is a 'blob' or raised hump of metal on a coin. These occur when a small amount of metal seeps under the die. On Australian coins, 'rabbit ears' appear when a cud appears on the top of the ear of the kangaroo on the coin. This gives the roo a bigger ear, more like a rabbit. A mule is a coin struck from two different dies so the obverse may be 1972 and the reverse 1973.
Noodling is an interesting term and refers to sifting through bags of coins looking for anything unusual such as rare dates or errors.
With banknotes, prefix numbers are the serial numbers on a note. Radar notes have prefix numbers which read the same backwards and forwards eg 07122170. Eight number radar notes are very rare; six numbers not quite so. A repeater note has a prefix number which duplicates itself as in 07345345. A block or solid prefix is something like 07222222. Collectors pay more for these types of patterns.
What examples of jargon can you give from your hobby or profession? I know quilters use fat quarters which always seems a funny term to me but I'm sure makes perfect sense if you're 'in the know'.
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@mom210 (9115)
• United States
13 Jul 16
@moffittjc those things are so much fun!
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@moffittjc (121659)
• Gainesville, Florida
13 Jul 16
@mom210 I oversee our city's municipal swimming pools, and I buy them and put them at all our city pools for the kids to play with in the pool. They love them!
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@moffittjc (121659)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Jul 16
I was thinking the same thing! When we play wth the fun noodles in the swimming pool, we call it noodling!
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
11 Jul 16
Thank you,this was an interesting post.I learnt something new.
Well, in mathematics a function is not an occasion where people gather for some purpose but a rule that connects two sets.
And limit in calculus is the number to which the function approaches.....not "Mr X , is the limit".
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
12 Jul 16
most informative discussion, ms. judy. i'm quite prone to noodlin' - a habit i got into when workin' 't a gas station'n a poor part'f town where they mostly paid 'n loose change. some great finds there :)
's fer those 'fat quarters'?? such's why i'll ne'er truly call myself a 'quilter' coz their terms make no sense to my dense head't all, lol.
i did get a call from the i.r.s. once 'n regards to my proclaimed profession - equine education 'n pasture management. i'd the need to 'xplain that such meant i trained horses 'n took care'f the lands :)
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
13 Jul 16
@JudyEv indeed 'n i've ne'er figured 'em out, lol. not so much their purpose, but why folks'd not jest buy fabric'n cut their own?? then 'gain, i reckon one'd gain more precision with such...perhaps somethin' i ought to look into, eh? lol.
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@JudyEv (341806)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jul 16
@crazyhorseladycx Maybe it lets folks buy a number of different patterns for their quilts without having a lot of wastage. I guess it would be a little bit cheaper than buying a yard of each of a dozen different patterns.
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@JudyEv (341806)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jul 16
@epiffanie @crazyhorseladycx Glad I've broadened your minds. 
Fat quarters are pre-cut pieces of fabric about 18" x 22". But isn't it a strange term?
Fat quarters are pre-cut pieces of fabric about 18" x 22". But isn't it a strange term?2 people like this
@Marilynda1225 (83074)
• United States
11 Jul 16
I never heard the term noodling before so I guess I learned something new today.
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@JudyEv (341806)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jul 16
I think most of us learn a lot of things here. I know I have - mostly about snow!
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
11 Jul 16
Who is that on the coin? Is it that famous bush singer who sang Waltzing Matilda at the Sydney Olympics?
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Jul 16
@JudyEv That's the guy I was thinking off. Slim Dusty was a legend down under, yes?
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@JudyEv (341806)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jul 16
In America you'd no doubt be looking for different errors. Better luck in future.
@kaka135 (14931)
• Malaysia
11 Jul 16
Thanks for sharing these. I have no ideas about all these, and it's interesting to know. It sounds good if we have a radar note. I have not notice the prefix numbers.
I don't noodle, I do not really check on the notes or coins. I think I will look at the coins and notes differently from now onward.
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
11 Jul 16
I had four Italian silver coins, representing the three Caravels. There was a mistake in the design, the top flags of the Caravels were flying against the wind, so the Government decided to change the coins and those with the "error" gained value. Well, when the Italian Lira was changed to Euros my Mom changed my 4 silver coins, that now should be valued at least 3,000$ each. 
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@JudyEv (341806)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jul 16
@LadyDuck That is a shame if she throws out you and your brother's things. It would really be best if she asked first. Vin had a few special items that 'disappeared' from his parents' home too but there were 7 of them so I guess it was hard to keep everyone's special treasures.
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@TheHorse (220127)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Jul 16
Hmm. In music, we have lots of jargon. One-four-five. 12-bar blues. Capo two, G-position. Crooked. We also have several jokes that we hear over and over.
Here's one music joke you've probably heard:
What's "perfect pitch?"
Perfect pitch is when you pitch an accordion into the dumpster and it lands on two banjos.
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@ModernDayWriter (3318)
• New Delhi, India
11 Jul 16
Here in India note with number 786 is very famous or 001
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@ModernDayWriter (3318)
• New Delhi, India
13 Jul 16
@JudyEv 786 is holy number related with specific religion, 001 is for prestige
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@JudyEv (341806)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jul 16
@ModernDayWriter Thanks for that information. I didn't know that. People here like to get No. 1 too. but 786 isn't special to most people here.
@JudyEv (341806)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jul 16
That's nice. I guess I haven't told you anything you didn't know! Does your husband deal in a few/many currencies or just in NZ coins?
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
11 Jul 16
oh I had no idea, some wild terms in there!
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@JESSY3236 (20046)
• United States
12 Jul 16
That's cool. I learned something today.
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@crystalvisions (440)
• United Kingdom
14 Jul 16
I have a ton of old coins but I have never heard of the term "noodling" and I haven't really looked at the coins. Maybe I should!
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@JudyEv (341806)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Jul 16
You never know what treasures might be hiding in your 'ton'.
