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johnmilton attached a file to the thread The Collaborative "Virtual 7070" Type Set Project.
PR-63, CAM [ATTACH] This was my type coin for a number of years. When I had my coins graded 25 years ago, this was one of the pieces...
Mar 15, 2026 at 10:17 AM
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johnmilton replied to the thread Resource books.
If you become interested in coins, they are great, but they are not really collectors' items. If you become of a collector and coin...
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johnmilton attached a file to the thread Presidential Tokens.
1844 Polk campaign tokens are among the most expensive and hardest to find. The Democrats were offended by the flood of tokens that the...
Mar 14, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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johnmilton liked l.cutler's post in the thread Presidential Tokens.
From what I have read, Buchanan's personality matched his presidential leadership skills, he had none! Jackson was no big fan, he...
Mar 14, 2026 at 5:52 PM -
johnmilton replied to the thread Semiquincentennial Quarters.
They are supposed to circulate, but it seems like the only pieces are sold by the mint for more than face value. It costs a good deal...
Mar 14, 2026 at 3:28 PM -
johnmilton replied to the thread Semiquincentennial Quarters.
It's a shame that we are having a Semiquincentennial and none of the coins are in circulation. I remember there loads of Bicentennial...
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johnmilton attached a file to the thread Presidential Tokens.
The Buchanan token is struck poorly in the center of the reverse because the relief of the portrait on the obverse was too high. It...
Mar 14, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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johnmilton attached a file to the thread The Collaborative "Virtual 7070" Type Set Project.
This Columbian came with one of the containers that housed the coins when they were sold at the fair. Yes, it has the "dreaded" tannic...
Mar 13, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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johnmilton attached a file to the thread "L" in the ribbon of this 1964 Indian Head?.....
Yes, it is. The "L" is visible, and the bust is pointed. Here is a Mint State Example. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Pointed Bust [ATTACH]...
Mar 13, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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johnmilton attached a file to the thread 1902 Indian Head - Cleaned? Worth?....
Here are a couple of Mint State Indian cents which are mostly red. Your coin should look similar to these pieces. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Mar 13, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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johnmilton liked dwhiz's post in the thread The one that got almost got away.
I'm disappointed, no image of the cheese steak.
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johnmilton liked Sting 60's post in the thread The Collaborative "Virtual 7070" Type Set Project.
Here is a PF66 accented hair. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Mar 11, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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johnmilton liked RonSanderson's post in the thread The Collaborative "Virtual 7070" Type Set Project.
Me too. Especially when the brown turns out to be a million shades of brown, blue, purple, orange, and red. It seems coppers don’t go...
Mar 11, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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johnmilton replied to the thread Trap Coin. 1871 Seated Liberty Half Dollar.
Yep, holed and plugged, and not done that well.
Mar 10, 2026 at 1:44 PM
