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johnmilton replied to the thread Fun day at a local show.

No, I have spent zero, but $12 probably is a unique number. ;)

johnmilton liked -jeffB's post in the thread Fun day at a local show.

I'm picturing you (or anyone) talking to the dealer while finishing up the transaction. Dealer: Okay, that'll be $12. Sure there isn't...

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Fun day at a local show

I went to a local show yesterday, October 3. I went for an outing, and I also wanted to scope out how it was to get to the place because...

Forum: Coin Chat

johnmilton replied to the thread Proof sets at melt and face.

I don't go to my local coin shop that often, but the last time I was there, it had an unusual number of customers. I asked them why, and...

johnmilton replied to the thread Proof sets at melt and face.

The big problem when gold and silver prices are high is that the dealers don’t want to buy it because they don’t want to be left holding...

johnmilton liked ddddd's post in the thread Proof sets at melt and face.

As the prices for silver rose quickly from last year to early this year, these sets quickly lost any premium they had. Most dealers...

johnmilton replied to the thread Proof sets at melt and face.

It’s too bad, but a few ago I saw that dealers are busting up modern silver Proof sets and throwing the coins in their silver junk...

johnmilton liked Bing's post in the thread Nero.

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johnmilton liked philologus_1's post in the thread Nero.

@johnmilton beautiful dupondius! Congrats! Below is the largest Nero I have, an As, 11.0 g., 29 mm.: [ATTACH] Nero, Rome, 62-68 AD,...

johnmilton attached a file to the thread Please Grade This 1825 Quarter.

I'd grade it EF-45, maybe AU-50, depending upon the luster. Given "grade-flation" it's probably an AU for sure now. NGC graded this one...

johnmilton attached a file to the thread Nero.

[ATTACH] Dupondius of Nero, Obverse IPM NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P PP “Emperor Nero Caesar Augustus Pontifex Maximus (High priest in...

johnmilton replied to the thread 1909-S/S Cent.

Early in my career as a coin dealer, I bought one of these pieces. It was not marked as such, and it was a red Unc. It’s not a great...

johnmilton liked geekpryde's post in the thread ChatGPT (AI) analysis of my US Coin Type Set.

I really like expanding the typical Type set to include some non-traditional items like US Medals, Bullion coins, US Philippines,...

johnmilton liked kaosleeroy108's post in the thread ohh wow.

hey guys i think i finally did it.. I wrote an article, a paper, a while back with some educational seasoning and some decent...

johnmilton replied to the thread ohh wow.

I've been published in several magazines and newspapers, but never CoinWorld. I've never even tried. I figure they were most staff...