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  1. johnmilton liked Barney McRae's post in the thread The situation with gold and the Sarasota Coin Show.

    PM's historically have never been great investments. They are a hedge against the ish hitting the fan. It's like buying inexpensive puts...

    Dec 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM

  2. johnmilton replied to the thread The situation with gold and the Sarasota Coin Show.

    Unfortunately a lot of this gold nonsense is driven by the central banks. One would think that they would be innovative enough to invest...

    Dec 9, 2025 at 7:24 AM

  3. johnmilton replied to the thread 1893 Isabella quarter.

    The sharpness is AU-58 with enough little marks to make it AU-55. Cleaning might be an issue. It’s to tell from the photo. This is a...

    Dec 9, 2025 at 6:51 AM

  4. johnmilton liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread 1893 Isabella quarter.

    I'll concur with 55-58. 58 was my initial impression. Likely had an old cleaning.

    Dec 9, 2025 at 6:43 AM

  5. johnmilton replied to the thread The situation with gold and the Sarasota Coin Show.

    Collectors only have so much to spend on coins. At $1,600, collectors with a moderate could afford to buy a double eagle. When the...

    Dec 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM

  6. johnmilton replied to the thread The situation with gold and the Sarasota Coin Show.

    When I was a dealer I bought and put away a common date, certified MS-64 St Gaudens $20 gold @ $1,600. That was over a decade ago. I...

    Dec 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM

  7. johnmilton replied to the thread The situation with gold and the Sarasota Coin Show.

    If you assume that gold at its current high prices has no risk of going down. I am old enough to remember when gold hit $850 and then...

    Dec 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM

  8. johnmilton liked panzerman's post in the thread Post your medieval hammered silver (or gold) coins!.

    Late to the thread! Exceptional coins:) I have a ton of these.....here are some[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...

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  9. johnmilton replied to the thread 1875S.

    My grade would be Good. The reverse is better, but the obverse is the more important side for grading.

    Dec 6, 2025 at 11:10 AM

  10. johnmilton replied to the thread The situation with gold and the Sarasota Coin Show.

    I am a retired dealer. Back when I played the crack-out game, I would not have even considered sending the coin for grading in the...

    Dec 6, 2025 at 11:04 AM

  11. johnmilton liked Randy Abercrombie's post in the thread The situation with gold and the Sarasota Coin Show.

    Most all of my gold is historic gold. Most was purchased twenty years ago or better so regardless I am to the good….. But I doubt any of...

    Dec 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM

  12. johnmilton liked KBBPLL's post in the thread And so it begins.

    Have any of the 230 1794 dollar “commemoratives” from a year ago resold? They mostly went for around $35k. This is the same shtick.

    Dec 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM

  13. johnmilton liked general quarters's post in the thread And so it begins.

    i have 3 omega's ..... but there all watches, two vintage and a newer one all mechanical .

    Dec 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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