This subject has been treated already several times on the ConchL-Net.
Try out the archives!
Leg. is Latin and means collected by.
The indication coll. on a label means either collected by or the collection
of,
which are two different things. Coll. H.K. Mienis may contain material
collected by numerous other people i.e. leg. J. Wolff /leg. W. Barney/leg.
T. Eichhorst, etc.
In order to avoid mistakes Leg. is used to indicate the collector on labels,
while Col. is used to indicate the owner of the collection.
Best regards,
Henk K. Mienis

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> I believe "leg" comes from the Greek "lego" which means to gather
(collect) or
> select.
>
> Winston Barney
> Fort Worth, Tx
>
> John Wolff wrote:
>
> > More word questions...
> >
> > What is the best way to indicate the name of the collector on a shell
label?
> > I have been using "Leg.", but was hard-pressed to explain what it stands
> > for when questioned. Could not find it in a dictionary. Is there a
better way?
> >
> >   John Wolff
> > 2640 Breezewood Dr.
> > Lancaster, PA 17601