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  1. johnmilton liked Vess1's post in the thread Opening day Central States update.

    My only pickup. Older NGC slab. MS-62. Scratch on the plastic in front of face. It's just like a nice $5 Liberty. Great luster....

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  2. johnmilton attached a file to the thread 1915 Panama Pacific $2.50 -Old Paper Grade-MS-63 ANACS!.

    [IMG] If the mark under Ms. Liberty's arm is really there, it might grade not higher than MS-63. These coins tend to come in higher...

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  3. johnmilton liked fretboard's post in the thread 1915 Panama Pacific $2.50 -Old Paper Grade-MS-63 ANACS!.

    Exactly my thought nice enough looking coin, but you never know until you send it in to be graded! :smuggrin:

    Apr 27, 2026 at 4:08 PM
  4. johnmilton replied to the thread 1915 Panama Pacific $2.50 -Old Paper Grade-MS-63 ANACS!.

    Coin switching was a problem with old ANACS papers. It got better when they switched to color photos. Still many people have trouble...

    Apr 27, 2026 at 9:28 AM
  5. johnmilton replied to the thread If you were buying this lot of coins....

    You can't expect to get better mint marked pieces in a lot like this. You would expect duplicates. The main thing to be concerned about...

    Apr 25, 2026 at 10:48 AM
  6. johnmilton attached a file to the thread New Haven Railroad Token.

    I don't have very many transportation tokens. This is nice one for the New York and Harlaem Railroad which ran in New York City. It...

    NY & Harlaem RR All.jpg Apr 25, 2026 at 10:43 AM
  7. johnmilton liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread New Haven Railroad Token.

    I have a small number of railroad tokens as I find them very interesting. This is my newest one, from the New Haven railroad. What’s...

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  8. johnmilton liked Randy Abercrombie's post in the thread Post your 1776-2026 Coins.

    I wish some would find their way to me....

    Apr 23, 2026 at 4:38 PM
  9. johnmilton liked dwhiz's post in the thread Post your 1776-2026 Coins.

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  12. johnmilton replied to the thread Double Guess the Grade.

    I think that MS-61 is on the low side. It could be that CACAC under grades to get higher prices for their products. I haven’t looked at...

    Apr 22, 2026 at 9:51 AM
  13. johnmilton liked ddddd's post in the thread Double Guess the Grade.

    And the reveal.... PCGS MS 63 -> CACG MS 61 I'm not sure why someone decided to cross or crack as the coin seemed appropriately graded...

    Apr 22, 2026 at 9:46 AM
  14. johnmilton attached a file to the thread New Orleans Mint, 1861-O Halves.

    I don't know what the current thinking is, but for as long as I have been active as a collector, this little die crack which runs from...

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  15. johnmilton liked geekpryde's post in the thread NGC Slabs.

    I think you are saying they don't sit flat on a flat surface? Never seen this before, but that would drive me CRAZY. I would contact...

    Apr 21, 2026 at 2:32 PM