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johnmilton liked benveniste's post in the thread P.T. Barnum tokens.

Not tokens, but of interest to Barnum followers: [ATTACH]

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P.T. Barnum tokens

One of our members wanted to see some P.T. Barnum tokens. He was a great showman and basically an honest man. He was just the 19th...

Forum: Coin Chat

johnmilton attached a file to the thread NGC MS-63BN 1866 2 Cents coin..

I have not had a Proof Two Cent Pieces in many years. The last one was when I was a dealer. Here's all I have now. This one is graded...

johnmilton liked Sallent's post in the thread NGC MS-63BN 1866 2 Cents coin..

I had a significant gift certificate with a dealer for them botching up one of my orders a while back, so I decided to apply it towards...

johnmilton replied to the thread Post your CAC certified coins here..

Sometimes CAC is a wrong. I have a file full of their goofs. Some people treat Albanese like he's the "Pope of numismatics,"...

johnmilton attached a file to the thread Post your CAC certified coins here..

I have quite a few of them, although I don't go out of my way to buy them, and I am anything but a CAC cheerleader. Here are a few:...

johnmilton replied to the thread Sifting through my late father in laws coin collection.

Yea, they have "cherrypicked" it pretty well, if there were any good coins. The silver pieces are worth, what, 50 times face value, but...

johnmilton replied to the thread Holed Seated Dollars.

In the old days, a hole reduced prices by a lot more than 50%. Back in the 1960s, I bought ann 1806 Draped Bust Half Dollar from Gimbels...

johnmilton replied to the thread Does a CAC certification still demand higher prices ?.

I don't care if CAC approved coins get premiums. I only care with the CAC-A-FILES scream that any coin without a CAC sticker is a piece...

johnmilton replied to the thread A little twist GTG 86' Morgan.

MS-64+. There are a few too many little marks to make MS-65 IMO.

johnmilton replied to the thread Please Grade This 1836 Reeded Edge Half Dollar.

VF-30.

johnmilton replied to the thread Anyone buying? 1907 Saint-Gaudens High Relief $20 Gold Coin and Silver Medal Set.

From $35 in 1908 to $25 in the 1920s. Typical for modern junk. ;)

johnmilton replied to the thread 1911-D Quarter Eagle.

The Indian Quarter Eagle set is the easiest “old gold” set to complete. In a few years, every coin in it will be a century old.

johnmilton liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread 1911-D Quarter Eagle.

Only 55,680 were minted and a lot less are around today. This one is graded by PCGS as a AU-55 and it has the strong D which is nice. I...

johnmilton replied to the thread Anyone buying? 1907 Saint-Gaudens High Relief $20 Gold Coin and Silver Medal Set.

The coin has probably passed down from one generation to another. It’s doubtful that a non collector would have acquired a 1907 High...