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johnmilton liked kountryken's post in the thread Anyone still collect spitting horses?.
Thank you for showing something that I've never seen before, and probably will not see a different one, ever. I love history, so this...
Aug 6, 2026 at 9:40 PM -
johnmilton attached a file to the thread Please Grade This 1796 Dime..
I had this 1796 half dime bouced back at me in a body bag for cleaning. [ATTACH] Yet, PCGS give this screwed up half dime a VF-30....
Aug 6, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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johnmilton attached a file to the thread Anyone still collect spitting horses?.
There are three guys in my local club who were born in Delaware, including me. Only of them is really into Delaware stuff. I am rather...
Aug 6, 2026 at 10:41 AM
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johnmilton replied to the thread Interesting article on privy quarters.
The survival rate on the 1916-D Mercury Dime and the 1909-S-VDB Cent make those coins much scarcer than this "lottery thing." You can't...
Aug 6, 2026 at 10:31 AM -
johnmilton replied to the thread Interesting article on privy quarters.
Sorry. Modern junk, no interest.
Aug 6, 2026 at 10:29 AM -
johnmilton liked MeowtheKitty's post in the thread What did the Cat find???.
Oh, and yes Meow can now see it is a double headed eagle on the reverse now. Meow thought it was a shrub.
Aug 6, 2026 at 9:22 AM -
johnmilton replied to the thread Please Grade This 1796 Dime..
VF-35 sharpness. You might run into the cleaning issue, but the graders tend to give more leeway to early coins.
Aug 6, 2026 at 9:20 AM -
johnmilton replied to the thread An 1825 John Quincy Adams Inauguration Medal.
To continue the hijack, my grandmother had a cousin, Berdella Davis, who claimed to be related to Jefferson Davis.
Aug 6, 2026 at 6:42 AM -
johnmilton replied to the thread An 1825 John Quincy Adams Inauguration Medal.
The Adams inaugural medal did not make it to the 100 Greatest American Medals and Tokens book, but there were comments about the...
Aug 5, 2026 at 11:34 AM -
johnmilton attached a file to the thread An 1825 John Quincy Adams Inauguration Medal.
Okay, let's try this version of the photo. The piece does have some tanish toning which makes it look a little brown, but it's mostly...
Aug 5, 2026 at 8:53 AM
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johnmilton replied to the thread An 1825 John Quincy Adams Inauguration Medal.
The color is whiter than it appears in the photos. I may have to go back and fool with the white balance. Some sources say a bronze...
Aug 4, 2026 at 9:59 PM -
johnmilton liked Jersey magic man's post in the thread If CoinTalk Folks Aren't The Most Generous Folks Around....
Great people just do great people things.
Aug 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM -
johnmilton liked ElishaCollectsForever's post in the thread If CoinTalk Folks Aren't The Most Generous Folks Around....
Dwhiz also sent me the new Mayflower quarter and the Bessie Coldman quarter even though I hadn't won his contest a few months ago....
Aug 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM -
johnmilton liked SensibleSal66's post in the thread If CoinTalk Folks Aren't The Most Generous Folks Around....
Awesome gift from a great-hearted soul.[ATTACH]
Aug 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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johnmilton liked longnine009's post in the thread If CoinTalk Folks Aren't The Most Generous Folks Around....
It really is nice to see generous people such as dwhiz. I can't do that stuff. Ain't in my genes. I even watch a Christmas Carol every...
Aug 4, 2026 at 4:08 PM
