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johnmilton liked Randy Abercrombie's post in the thread Are lower grade numismatics keeping up? Will they catch up?.

Well... That's a question for the Magic 8-Ball..... Values rose so dramatically this last year that melt value will probably continue to...

johnmilton replied to the thread Acquiring 2026 Lincoln cents.

You do realize that the survival rates for the 2026 cents will be virtually 100%. For the older cents which entered circulation, it is a...

johnmilton liked GinoLR's post in the thread Help with translating the reverse of a Henry VI Noble.

Luke 4:30 : "Ipse autem transiens per medium illorum ibat". here is the context : "28 All the people in the synagogue were furious...

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The coin is a gold noble, and it is raw. I have a half noble of Edward III who was the king who restarted Bitish gold coinage after it...

johnmilton liked kountryken's post in the thread Help with translating the reverse of a Henry VI Noble.

Ok, because I love history, and like to just "know" things, I wondered where "lis" mint was. So I googled it and got the following info....

johnmilton replied to the thread Help with translating the reverse of a Henry VI Noble.

Thank you, @jeffB!

johnmilton liked jerryc39's post in the thread 1803 large cent.

and that's a fair comment. G-4 sharpness is probably what I should have asked in the first place. For $50 I don't think you can find...

johnmilton liked -jeffB's post in the thread Help with translating the reverse of a Henry VI Noble.

This page looks convincing to me: https://www.mintageworld.com/media/detail/2566-gold-noble-of-king-henry-vi/

johnmilton replied to the thread 1803 large cent.

The sharpness is around Good-4, but the surfaces have too much roughness to hold the grade. I think the net grade will be AG-3.

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Help with translating the reverse of a Henry VI Noble

I just acquired this gold noble of British king Henry VI. [ATTACH] I can translate the obverse: HENRIC DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC DNS...

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