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  1. johnmilton attached a file to the thread • Your Biggest Coin Photography Frustrations?.

    Here is a "staight on shot" and an angle shot. [ATTACH] The coin does display this luster when you see it in person. [ATTACH]...

    1794 S-21 Cent O.jpg 1794 Cent off-angle.jpg 1802 Dollar O.jpg 1802 Dollar Canon.jpg 1986 1 ounce Silver O.jpg 1913 Dime O.jpg Dec 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM

  2. johnmilton replied to the thread • Your Biggest Coin Photography Frustrations?.

    Capturing mint luster. I can doing it using angles, but straight on shots are tough. Highly lustrous and Proof coins are hard capture...

    Dec 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM

  3. johnmilton replied to the thread Die chips, worth anything?.

    Most of the die state price action comes from early copper collectors from what I have seen. Dramatic die failures can attract interest...

    Dec 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM

  4. johnmilton liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread Die chips, worth anything?.

    A number of people like die chips and cracks. I think they are nice to have, but better to find. I won’t pay for them myself.

    Dec 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM

  5. johnmilton replied to the thread The Words On The Bills & Legal Tender.

    I am not an expert in paper money, but oddly enough, it was illegal to hold and collect the gold certificates after Roosevelt’s gold...

    Dec 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM

  6. johnmilton liked robec's post in the thread Confusing 1939 LWC? Anyone know the deal?.

    This is subtle but it has an area that is toning lighter, maybe even eventually towards the silver side. [IMG] And this has turned...

    Dec 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM

  7. johnmilton replied to the thread Confusing 1939 LWC? Anyone know the deal?.

    The heat theory sounds reasonable. U.S. Mint bronze is made of 95% copper and 5% tin and zinc. That's not say that the alloy is mixed...

    Dec 17, 2025 at 11:39 AM

  8. johnmilton liked BadThad's post in the thread Confusing 1939 LWC? Anyone know the deal?.

    Looks like heat damage. Zinc has a lower melting point than copper so it tends to rise to the surface.

    Dec 17, 2025 at 11:36 AM

  9. johnmilton attached a file to the thread Hard Times & Civil War Tokens thread.

    Here is one of the most popular New England Civil War token varieties, the salamander press token. I bought this one many years ago when...

    Salamander Press All.jpg Dec 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM

  10. johnmilton liked gronnh20's post in the thread Do auction houses bid/buy their own coins?.

    The Auction House was probably shill bidding and ended up with the coin. This especially happens with soft close auctions.

    Dec 15, 2025 at 11:13 AM

  11. johnmilton replied to the thread Do auction houses bid/buy their own coins?.

    In the old days it met that the lot was sold to someone who had bid a reserve ahead of the auction. It also could mean that the...

    Dec 15, 2025 at 11:12 AM

  12. johnmilton liked dwhiz's post in the thread A pleasant surprise at auction.

    Well done

    Dec 15, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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