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johnmilton replied to the thread Would this 1811 large one cent "straight grade?"....
I had an 1811 large cent similar to this when I was kid. It was the overdate, and there was enough left to see the "0." It was a wee bit...
Mar 27, 2026 at 10:36 AM -
johnmilton replied to the thread Would this 1811 large one cent "straight grade?"....
The leading grading companies, NGC and PCGS, discovered that the registry concept was a goldmine for their products. Collector demand...
Mar 27, 2026 at 10:33 AM -
johnmilton replied to the thread Would this 1811 large one cent "straight grade?"....
There is a registry of the worst known coins which got a straight grade. I don’t understand it, but people pay big money for these...
Mar 27, 2026 at 8:23 AM -
johnmilton attached a file to the thread MS or AU? 1916-D Wheat Cent.
[ATTACH] To expand on what I posted previously. If you sell for mint luster on the piece in the fields with a look like this, it is Mint...
Mar 26, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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johnmilton replied to the thread MS or AU? 1916-D Wheat Cent.
It appears to have what they used to call “envelope friction.” Technically it’s a classic AU. Market grading would say it’s MS-62 Brown....
Mar 26, 2026 at 7:23 AM -
johnmilton liked Pickin and Grinin's post in the thread MS or AU? 1916-D Wheat Cent.
I am a little more lenient than you on this one. I am a 58 on this one. The luster is still full just a little dull. That cheek and jaw...
Mar 26, 2026 at 7:20 AM -
johnmilton replied to the thread question on Saint Gaudens pricing.
People have done that with the coins they committed to buy from the U.S. Mint. Speculators would buy an issue thinking that it would...
Mar 25, 2026 at 9:50 AM -
johnmilton liked ldhair's post in the thread It's "Wishy Washy Wednesday 2!". Post yours if you dare......
Counterfeits. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Mar 25, 2026 at 9:43 AM
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johnmilton attached a file to the thread It's "Wishy Washy Wednesday 2!". Post yours if you dare......
This might be called a multi-level wishy-Washy. This Hard Times Token, Low 51, was the first for this design. [ATTACH] The dies for...
Mar 25, 2026 at 9:43 AM
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johnmilton replied to the thread Considering becoming a flea market coin dealer. Any advice?.
You might create a niche for yourself at a flea market, but a better bet might be local coin shows. To do that, you might need a sales...
Mar 25, 2026 at 7:39 AM -
johnmilton replied to the thread Threats to our hobby......
As a veteran collector, I think that a properly grade AU-58 is worth as much or more than a properly graded, but ugly, MS-60 or 61. It’s...
Mar 24, 2026 at 3:05 PM -
johnmilton replied to the thread Threats to our hobby......
When I was collecting them in the early ‘60s, who heard of grades? I preferred the cards with white reverses over the grey reverses. I...
Mar 24, 2026 at 9:26 AM -
johnmilton replied to the thread Threats to our hobby......
Yes, a paper money dealer I know was complaining about the higher buyers’ fee after he had made a consignment to Heritage.
Mar 24, 2026 at 7:28 AM -
johnmilton liked princeofwaldo's post in the thread Threats to our hobby......
Well, there are two sides to every coin (pun intended). In the case of escalating prices, while I could not afford to acquire the coins...
Mar 24, 2026 at 7:27 AM -
johnmilton replied to the thread question on Saint Gaudens pricing.
I look at the front of the GreySheet magazine where they give the metals prices. If they were behind the times, you knew that the...
Mar 23, 2026 at 9:30 PM
