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johnmilton replied to the thread Anyone else noticed decent deals on collectible coins are evaporating?.
The pickings at the shows are definitely lower. In the old days I could often buy coins for around the "bid" prices on the Greysheet....
Mar 18, 2026 at 2:02 PM -
johnmilton replied to the thread Before you start a collection, make sure it's collectible....
The Silver Three Cent Piece pretty much becomes uncollectable as business strikes starting with the 1863. The limited business strike...
Mar 18, 2026 at 1:59 PM -
johnmilton liked SensibleSal66's post in the thread Before you start a collection, make sure it's collectible....
I think that the 3 centers are interesting coins. When I first found one detecting, I thought it was a small foreign coin until my...
Mar 18, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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johnmilton liked ZoidMeister's post in the thread 1881 3 cent nickel.
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Mar 18, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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johnmilton attached a file to the thread 1881 3 cent nickel.
The 1881 Nickel Three Cent Piece was sort of a "last gasp" for this denomination. The mintage was 1,077,000 which was well over the...
Mar 18, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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johnmilton attached a file to the thread [Game] World Coins Time Machine… Counting Backward by Year! (Plus Prize Coin).
They have me beat. My oldest dated coin is this Mary and Phillip shilling from 1555. [ATTACH]
Mar 17, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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johnmilton replied to the thread If you sold your WHOLE collection . . ..
Lucky you. You have a store. I would still like to be in the buying and selling business, but that would require setting up at shows...
Mar 17, 2026 at 3:38 PM -
johnmilton replied to the thread If you sold your WHOLE collection . . ..
Starting over at this point would be impossible. There are so many pieces which represented opportunities which won't come again in my...
Mar 17, 2026 at 1:14 PM -
johnmilton replied to the thread 1850 large cent.
My stock and bonds are ahead of my coins. Investments are “work.” Coins are pleasure.
Mar 17, 2026 at 12:19 PM -
johnmilton replied to the thread 1850 large cent.
Yes, my eyes have been great for coins, with respect to grading and eye appeal. I have also had over 65 years of experience and have...
Mar 17, 2026 at 11:48 AM -
johnmilton replied to the thread 1850 large cent.
That stuff is into the metal, it's a deduction.
Mar 17, 2026 at 11:08 AM -
johnmilton replied to the thread Some large cents with grades. What do you think?.
The 1796 didn't have much for rims to start with. That was one of the problems with the early U.S. coins. They didn't have rims to...
Mar 17, 2026 at 11:05 AM -
johnmilton attached a file to the thread It's "Fabulous Friday"!. Post those fabulous Coins..
This 1800 half dime is the best early U.S. coin I have in my collection, grade-wise. It's graded MS-64. It used to be one of the plate...
Mar 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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johnmilton liked Jack D. Young's post in the thread An Interesting not-PCGS 1893-O Morgan Dollar.
Definitely a counterfeit. Looks like the images from the original seller were for a different (fake) received...
Mar 17, 2026 at 9:56 AM -
johnmilton attached a file to the thread Bought for around a hundred, give or take 15..
I paid $90 for this when I was building a raw and certified set of Indian Cents. It is a semi-key date. The grade was EF-45. [ATTACH]
Mar 17, 2026 at 9:53 AM
