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  1. johnmilton liked The Meat man's post in the thread Common but comely Columbus commemorative coin.

    Very nice! I like the two-tone "circam" toning. Thanks! That is a beauty. So many of these are wonderfully toned, and yours is...

    Sep 30, 2026 at 8:13 PM

  2. johnmilton replied to the thread This was a difficult photo..

    I would like to purchase one of those coins if it's not too expensive. I won't need one in a slab.

    Sep 30, 2026 at 4:35 PM

  3. johnmilton replied to the thread Please Grade This 1794 Half Dollar.

    Given the close-up images, the coin gets a straight grade Good-4.

    Sep 30, 2026 at 4:12 PM

  4. johnmilton attached a file to the thread NGC weirdness.

    I bought this one years ago after it failed to sell in a Heritage auction. PCGS called this one VF-35. [ATTACH]

    1646 Newark All.jpg Sep 30, 2026 at 11:27 AM

  5. johnmilton liked calcol's post in the thread NGC weirdness.

    Last year sent a PCGS coin (a British Newark siege coin), graded XF40, for crossover at same grade. Coin came back as “did not cross”....

    Great_Britain_ninepence_1645_Newark_mlb812_pic03_2026_Stacks_Bowers_xf40_low_res.jpg NGC8805797-001_OBV_low_res.jpg NGC8805797-001_REV_low_res.jpg Sep 30, 2026 at 11:24 AM

  6. johnmilton attached a file to the thread A Cigar Store Token.

    Here's famous Civil War cigar token. The hotel had a gentlemen's lounge here men could smoke cigars, play billiards and catch up on the...

    Skidmore All.jpg Sep 30, 2026 at 11:22 AM

  7. johnmilton attached a file to the thread 5th issue Fractional 10 Cents note.

    There are several varieties of this note. There is the red seal which was shown in the OP. Then there is the green seal. [ATTACH]...

    Frac 5th 10 Green All.jpg Frac 5th 10 Red Lg Key All.jpg Sep 30, 2026 at 11:13 AM

  8. johnmilton liked Sallent's post in the thread 1771 North Carolina duck note. An example of the dumpster fire that was NC Colonial money.

    If the other day I showed you an example of the gold standard when it came to Colonial money, in the form of a Maryland note, today I...

    ZomboDroid_30092026092325.jpg Sep 30, 2026 at 11:01 AM

  9. johnmilton liked robp's post in the thread Would you pay $183.000 for one coin?.

    If the coin ticked the right box and funds were available, sure. a $183K coin doesn't become a $183 coin overnight just because you...

    Sep 30, 2026 at 8:24 AM

  10. johnmilton replied to the thread Numismatic GOLD Vs GOLD Bullion, which do you prefer?.

    All but less than 20 of the gold coin purchases were numismatic. Now that the price of gold has drained the numismatic value from all of...

    Sep 29, 2026 at 3:22 PM

  11. johnmilton replied to the thread GOLD is flying of the shelf at these prices !.

    If you are a collector, are you going to tie up all of your money in modern bullion gold? Not I. If you don buy it, stick with the one...

    Sep 29, 2026 at 3:16 PM

  12. johnmilton liked AdamL's post in the thread GOLD is flying of the shelf at these prices !.

    Gold is far outperforming the Raiders.

    Sep 29, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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