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  1. johnmilton attached a file to the thread Post your new bullion purchases here, Bars or coins.

    I own a couple of silver bars from the 1970s when they were all the rage. Otherwise, I am a coin guy. I put together this set because...

    New Bullion Set O.jpg New Bullion Set R.jpg Oct 26, 2025 at 10:58 AM

  2. johnmilton liked galba68's post in the thread Before and after..I.

    Maximianus follis and Avar/Gepid/Ostrogoth gilt pendant... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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  3. johnmilton liked green18's post in the thread Dazed and cornfused! A PCGS grading tale.

    It's all in their grand scheme of having people who are unhappy with the grade of the submission to 'crack out' the offending article...

    Oct 25, 2025 at 7:05 AM

  4. johnmilton replied to the thread GTG.

    I was going to say MS-65 before I saw the answer. It's a nice original coin.

    Oct 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM

  5. johnmilton replied to the thread Last coins San Francisco made for circulation.

    The 1870-S Three Dollar Gold was not made for circulation. It was supposed to be in the cornerstone of the San Francisco Mint building,...

    Oct 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM

  6. johnmilton liked Conder101's post in the thread 1861-O Seated Liberty Half Dollar.

    Circulated, probably cleaned, image isn't good enough to tell which government made it. The mark across the eagles neck is damage, none...

    Oct 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM

  7. johnmilton replied to the thread U.S. MINT PRESIDENTIAL MEDALS..

    That’s the first term piece. There will be another one for the second term. They don’t come cheap. The price will be $150 or so for the...

    Oct 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM

  8. johnmilton attached a file to the thread U.S. MINT PRESIDENTIAL MEDALS..

    Actually he was asking about a presidential medal, which is not the same thing as an inaugural medal. Presidential medals are issued by...

    1905 TR Davison All.jpg 1905 TR Rice Ing All.jpg 1905 TR St Gaudens All.jpg Oct 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM

  9. johnmilton attached a file to the thread 1861-O Seated Liberty Half Dollar.

    I don't know what the mark is on the eagle's neck. I'd say post mint damage. It's also been cleaned. This is a common date. You should...

    1861-O Half Dollar All.jpg Oct 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM

  10. johnmilton replied to the thread Here's a good question?.

    I have no idea why the Treasury would print more $2 bills after the bombed the first time, but the mint makes a lot of silly coins which...

    Oct 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM

  11. johnmilton attached a file to the thread U.S. MINT PRESIDENTIAL MEDALS..

    I only have 2017 Trump / Ohio inaugural medal picture. I have not photographed the mint medal. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

    2017 Trump OH O.jpg 2017 Trump OH R.jpg Oct 21, 2025 at 9:19 AM

  12. johnmilton replied to the thread U.S. MINT PRESIDENTIAL MEDALS..

    I guessing it might be a year from now. Trump has been poor at making his presidential medals available. He really didn’t have an...

    Oct 21, 2025 at 8:24 AM

  13. johnmilton replied to the thread 100 Years Apart - Part 4.

    Those marks are adjustment marks. Oddly enough nearly every 1804 quarter eagle I saw when I purchased that one, almost 40 years ago, had...

    Oct 20, 2025
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