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johnmilton liked serdogthehound's post in the thread Another one trying to catch a whale with 3 lb test.

That is one nice example

johnmilton attached a file to the thread Another one trying to catch a whale with 3 lb test.

It looks like the whales went back to the pod. The listing has been pulled on eBay. Sorry I missed it. Here is my "real" 1929 gold...

johnmilton liked Jim Dale's post in the thread Can this be real?.

WOW! I fell in love with your 1861 IHC. Most of my IHC are AG-F-XF. Thanks for showing us your IHC.

johnmilton replied to the thread A Brief Review of King William II, a.k.a. “Rufus” and His Coinage.

Do you have any idea why the Georgians/Victorians would want to vandalize the "Rufus Stone?" It was so long ago, even then, it seems...

johnmilton liked John Conduitt's post in the thread A Brief Review of King William II, a.k.a. “Rufus” and His Coinage.

Thanks for the write up. You have a lot of great coins from this period. It's an interesting part of English history! William II was...

johnmilton attached a file to the thread Can this be real?.

Here is the 1861 cent from my "Civil War era cent collection"." It is a PCGS MS-64 with an Eagle Eye sticker. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

johnmilton replied to the thread I Acquired a Counterfeit Certified by NGC.

That counterfeit 1806 C-1 half cent is scary. I had one similar to that piece in my die variety set about 30 years ago. It doesn't have...

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A Brief Review of King William II, a.k.a. “Rufus” and His Coinage

When William the Conqueror was on his deathbed in 1087, he bequeathed the duchy of Normandy to his eldest son, Robert, England to his...

Forum: Ancient Coins

johnmilton attached a file to the thread What's your Favorite Nickel ?.

My favorite is the 1942-P war nickel in Proof followed by the 1936 Buffalo Nickel in Satin Proof. The latter coin presents the Buffalo...