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Happy 250th !!! Here are my two contributions.

The first is the only real coin I have which is dated "1776." It's British guinea, which had a value of 21 shillings. The coin got its...

Forum: Coin Chat

johnmilton liked SensibleSal66's post in the thread People Just Be Grading Anything These Days.

Well! I must say that I thought of Ricky Ricardo first off. :wacky:

johnmilton replied to the thread Any one standing in line at the mint website?.

Spend you collector cash on some real coins. Four or five years from now, very few collectors will care about this crap the mint is...

johnmilton liked mrweaseluv's post in the thread Any one standing in line at the mint website?.

I didn't bother because I didn't feel like swearing at the mint today :D

johnmilton liked dwhiz's post in the thread Any one standing in line at the mint website?.

No, but I received notice that mine shipped. It will be nice to fill those holes.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]

johnmilton replied to the thread Any one standing in line at the mint website?.

Not I. I got my 2026 silver Proof set. It’s one and done for me. Now it’s “popcorn time,” mostly second hand from the blogs.

johnmilton attached a file to the thread Proof or Plated.

I don't photograph each of my Proof coins which are in flat packs. I can't show you a 1959 Proof nickel, but here is a 1938 Proof. Your...

johnmilton replied to the thread Proof or Plated.

The picture is too overexposed to tell.

johnmilton liked Jeffjay's post in the thread A great offer from the US Mint!.

I could add a several quality key date pieces to my type set for that kind of money. The mint has become a total disappointment and I...

johnmilton replied to the thread Whitman Publishing / Redbook Errors.

I am disappointed with the coverage of the commemorative coins. The historical write-ups are all gone. All that's left is pictures....

johnmilton attached a file to the thread A great offer from the US Mint!.

The coin below, a 1799 $10 gold piece and this golden mint offering have simlar prices/values. Which one would you rather have? The gold...

johnmilton liked Clawcoins's post in the thread A great offer from the US Mint!.

this, the 1/2 ounce gold and the 1/2 oz silver is just ludricous prices.

johnmilton replied to the thread A great offer from the US Mint!.

Sadly the U.S. Mint has become a greedy coin dealer which the power to strike official U.S. Government items. They can now throw their...

johnmilton replied to the thread GTG - 1853 Arrows and Rays Quarter.

VF-30 I don't see any problems. For me VF-35 means that there is a debate as to whether or not the coin is an EF-40. If it barely...

johnmilton replied to the thread NGC MS-64 Our Little Monitor Civil War token..

I put those together when I was a dealer. The Indiana Primitives have always been elusive and relatively expensive. but the others are...