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  1. johnmilton liked Eduard's post in the thread Please Grade This 1801 Dime.

    Thanks! [ATTACH]

    1801 Dime - OBV - REV - October 2023 - October 2025 - Pic 3.png Aug 16, 2026 at 7:59 AM

  2. johnmilton replied to the thread Please Grade This 1801 Dime.

    The obverse is VF-25; the reverse is an EF-40. Since the obverse mostly grades the coin, you could call it a VF-30. No one could...

    Aug 16, 2026 at 7:59 AM

  3. johnmilton replied to the thread Which would you keep for a type set....

    I have both, but that’s because I’m a type coin nut who has been doing it for 60 years and who has dived beyond the norm with a type...

    Aug 16, 2026 at 7:54 AM

  4. johnmilton replied to the thread Anyone want to take a guess at the date.

    Okay, I goofed. I asked AI the wrong question. The mint mark was moved in 1968, but the "P" mint mark was not used until 1980. I tell...

    Aug 13, 2026 at 2:34 PM

  5. johnmilton replied to the thread Anyone want to take a guess at the date.

    The “P” mint mark is on the obverse which means the piece was issued 1968 or later. From what’s left, that narrows it down to 1969 or...

    Aug 13, 2026 at 6:31 AM

  6. johnmilton replied to the thread Is this the most a common date Proof Quarter has ever sold for?.

    Since I don't pay huge money for toning, I'd be out.

    Aug 10, 2026 at 3:32 PM

  7. johnmilton liked TheNoost's post in the thread Is this the most a common date Proof Quarter has ever sold for?.

    I'm surprised the toning passed. Looks AT to me

    Aug 10, 2026 at 3:31 PM

  8. johnmilton liked Joshua Lemons's post in the thread Is this the most a common date Proof Quarter has ever sold for?.

    My instinct says that coin in hand does not match that great photo. I hope for the sake of the buyer it does, but I'm hand I bet those...

    Aug 10, 2026 at 3:31 PM

  9. johnmilton replied to the thread Wooden Nickels.

    I remember a silver coin shortage in the mid 1960s but not a nickel shortage. This story is new to me, and I don’t remember reading...

    Aug 10, 2026 at 7:11 AM

  10. johnmilton liked ksparrow's post in the thread Fake Trade Dollar on eBay..

    There is simply no way this thing is genuine. The raised bumps are everywhere, on the reverse there is a casting void below the last A...

    Aug 10, 2026 at 7:07 AM

  11. johnmilton liked cladking's post in the thread Are there any valuable aluminum world coins?.

    There aren't that many valuable aluminum coins for the simple reason most collectors don't like base metal coins and they like aluminum...

    Aug 10, 2026 at 7:01 AM

  12. johnmilton liked Santinidollar's post in the thread Are there any valuable aluminum world coins?.

    Somewhere out there may be a 1974 aluminum Lincoln cent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_aluminum_cent

    Aug 10, 2026 at 6:59 AM
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