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  1. johnmilton replied to the thread 1792 Half Disme Debate.

    I have tried to get a Chain AMERI. several times, but have failed. I passed on one that had good color and surfaces, but a very weak...

    Sep 19, 2026 at 6:37 AM

  2. johnmilton replied to the thread 1792 Half Disme Debate.

    I have not heard of any counterfeits, but the Chinese will make anything. So, don’t rest easy. They could be out there.

    Sep 18, 2026 at 9:01 PM

  3. johnmilton replied to the thread 1792 Half Disme Debate.

    I bought it from JJ Teaparty when the company was in Boston. It’s not as rare as you might think. There are a little over 300 survivors....

    Sep 18, 2026 at 8:50 PM

  4. johnmilton liked physics-fan3.14's post in the thread 1792 Half Disme Debate.

    Excellent book, and absolutely well worth a read. I love that - in order to promote the new mint's coinage - he spent these at inns and...

    Sep 18, 2026 at 8:41 PM

  5. johnmilton liked bud250r's post in the thread 1792 Half Disme Debate.

    What a beautiful piece johnmilton.

    Sep 18, 2026 at 5:36 PM

  6. johnmilton liked David Woodhouse's post in the thread Intriguing Cnut Short Cross.

    Hi John, many thanks for your comment and interest in my find. Here are photos of Ethelred 2nd cut farthings I found earlier this year...

    DSC02139.JPG DSC02141.JPG Sep 18, 2026 at 5:35 PM

  7. johnmilton attached a file to the thread 1853 Liberty Seated Half Dime.

    Yes, I looked at the date and knew it had a problem. Here's a real one. Woops! I forgot my type coin is an 1854. [ATTACH]

    1854 Half Dime All.jpg Sep 18, 2026 at 4:26 PM

  8. johnmilton liked Randy Abercrombie's post in the thread 1792 Half Disme Debate.

    I was hoping you would post that one.

    Sep 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM

  9. johnmilton attached a file to the thread 1792 Half Disme Debate.

    A book published about a decade ago, 1792: Birth of a Nation's Coinage, cleared this issue up. Jefferson had 75 Spanish Milled dollars...

    1792 Half Disme All.jpg Sep 18, 2026 at 4:22 PM

  10. johnmilton attached a file to the thread Intriguing Cnut Short Cross.

    Here is my one example of Cnut penny. [ATTACH] I bought this Henry III penny because it was cut. The value really drops on these when...

    Cnut Penny All.jpg Henry III cut H Pen O.jpg Henry III cut H Pen R.jpg Sep 18, 2026 at 4:15 PM

  11. johnmilton replied to the thread Please Grade This 1795 Half Dollar.

    The sharpness is VF-25, but the spots knock it down. The services might net grade it to Fine-15 or 12, or they might say “VF sharpness,...

    Sep 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM

  12. johnmilton liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread 1864 Confederate States of America $50 Note..

    Please take note that there are only 72 confederate states of America or CSA notes. Of that 72 approximately 1/3 are easily affordable...

    Sep 18, 2026 at 12:03 PM

  13. johnmilton attached a file to the thread 1864 Confederate States of America $50 Note..

    Here is the 20% for coppers Civil War token I mentioned above. There is no way of knowing who was paying the 20% because no merchant is...

    20 Percent All.jpg T-64 1864 $500 Red Slab.jpg T-3 All.jpg Sep 18, 2026 at 10:07 AM

  14. johnmilton replied to the thread 1804 half cent.

    It looks like an 1804 C-13, Plain 4 Stemless, but the “4” is not clear in the photo. C-13 is the most common 1804 variety.

    Sep 18, 2026 at 7:51 AM

  15. johnmilton replied to the thread 1835 half cent.

    The reverse has AU sharpness, but the obverse comes up a little short for me. EF-45. I imagine that its slab grade would be AU, but...

    Sep 18, 2026 at 7:17 AM
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