johnmilton's Recent Activity

  1. johnmilton replied to the thread Valuating pedigrees, hoards, +, and star designations.

    To me personally, I think that pedigrees are nice and might add a little to value if they mean something. For example I own an 1800...

    May 20, 2026 at 1:48 PM
  2. johnmilton liked The Meat man's post in the thread About that Presidential gold coin....

    That's just way too big.

    May 20, 2026 at 1:22 PM
  3. johnmilton replied to the thread About that Presidential gold coin....

    19.8 ounces of gold? I predict that it will have a small mintage. That would be almost 8 times heavier than Panama - Pacific $50 gold...

    May 19, 2026 at 9:52 PM
  4. johnmilton liked No_Ragrets's post in the thread What are your 3 top favorite coins you own ?.

    This is the first and, so far, only coin my wife bought for me. Very good choice on her end![ATTACH] [ATTACH] My flashiest looking...

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  5. johnmilton liked kountryken's post in the thread What are your 3 top favorite coins you own ?.

    Thank you for posting. These are beyond amazing. And, congratulations on completing your type set.

    May 19, 2026 at 12:56 PM
  6. johnmilton attached a file to the thread What are your 3 top favorite coins you own ?.

    1795 half eagle. I finally got an example of the Small Eagle on a gold coin! [ATTACH] 1796 No Stars Quarter Eagle. My type set, up...

    1795 Half Eagle All.jpg 1796 NO St $250 All.jpg 1797 Dol All.jpg May 19, 2026 at 11:39 AM
  7. johnmilton liked wxcoin's post in the thread Indian Head Pennies "One little , two little,three little Indians ".

    Love these coins! Thanks for sharing and the comments!

    May 18, 2026 at 9:13 PM
  8. johnmilton replied to the thread Whoa.......big hammer today on an 1893S Morgan on eBay today.

    If the seller can produce a detailed close-up picture of the die scratch in the “T” in “LIBERTY,” why are his pictures of the whole coin...

    May 16, 2026 at 7:03 AM
  9. johnmilton liked Neal's post in the thread Whoa.......big hammer today on an 1893S Morgan on eBay today.

    If I had a genuine 1893-S that I was going to sell, I would go to the expense of having it certified and sell it on something like Great...

    May 16, 2026 at 6:57 AM
  10. johnmilton liked green18's post in the thread Whoa.......big hammer today on an 1893S Morgan on eBay today.

    That's an awful lot of money to spend on something that's uncertified....especially on a platform like e-fake. I'm no expert, but no way...

    May 16, 2026 at 6:56 AM
  11. johnmilton replied to the thread Is GOLD still a bargain @ $4,650 and can i get some more please !!.

    Having been a part of this hobby when gold was officially $35 an ounce, and the government had restrictions on how you could own it,...

    May 15, 2026 at 7:00 AM
  12. johnmilton replied to the thread Barber Half "Cull"?.

    I would be in the VF-25 camp and cleaned. It’s been cleaned with an abrasive like baking soda.

    May 15, 2026 at 6:45 AM
  13. johnmilton replied to the thread A Semi Quincentennial Medal.

    Yes. They call it a “conference.” It’s like FUN with a YN program, exhibit area and educational forums, but it’s much smaller and only...

    May 15, 2026 at 6:42 AM