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CONDITION:

You’ll find that most of our pens are Near Mint to Mint. This is not a coincidence – we try to find and sell the best pens we can find. The following is our key to condition, and the abbreviations we use.

M	Mint	No sign of use
NM	Near Mint	Slightest signs of use
EX	Excellent	Imprints good, writes well, looks great
ExF	Extra Fine	One of the following: some brassing, some darkening, or some wear.
Fn	Fine	Used, parts show wear
G	Good	Well used, imprints may be almost gone, plating wear
F	Fair	A parts pen

ABBREVIATIONS:

LF - Lever Filler HR - Hard Rubber PF - Plunger Filler (ie. Sheaffer)

BCHR - Black Chased Hard Rubber PIF - Piston Filler (ie. Montblanc)

RBHR - Red & Black Hard Rubber PK - Push Knob Filler (Montblanc)

CF - Cartridge Filler GPT - Gold Plated Trim

ED - Eyedropper Filler GFT - Gold Filled Trim

CPT - Chrome Plated Trim BF - Button Filler (ie. Parker Duofold)

NPT - Nickel Plated Trim CRF - Crescent Filler (ie. Conklin)

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