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  1. johnmilton replied to the thread Wooden Nickels.

    I remember a silver coin shortage in the mid 1960s but not a nickel shortage. This story is new to me, and I don’t remember reading...

    Aug 10, 2026 at 7:11 AM

  2. johnmilton liked ksparrow's post in the thread Fake Trade Dollar on eBay..

    There is simply no way this thing is genuine. The raised bumps are everywhere, on the reverse there is a casting void below the last A...

    Aug 10, 2026 at 7:07 AM

  3. johnmilton liked cladking's post in the thread Are there any valuable aluminum world coins?.

    There aren't that many valuable aluminum coins for the simple reason most collectors don't like base metal coins and they like aluminum...

    Aug 10, 2026 at 7:01 AM

  4. johnmilton liked Santinidollar's post in the thread Are there any valuable aluminum world coins?.

    Somewhere out there may be a 1974 aluminum Lincoln cent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_aluminum_cent

    Aug 10, 2026 at 6:59 AM

  5. johnmilton replied to the thread Baltimore Whitman show to Washington, DC?.

    I don’t that there is a hotel facility which is big enough, unless the Baltimore show has gotten much smaller since I last attended it.

    Aug 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM

  6. johnmilton liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread IT’S HERE! MY 1893-S MORGAN, THE KEY DATE IS IN MY HANDS.

    Not yelling, just excited, so I guess I am yelling. I have it in my hands. My Morgan Dollar collection is now complete. It’s a lower...

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  7. johnmilton liked BRandM's post in the thread Please Grade This 1796 Dime..

    I'd say VF-35 pushing towards a 40 but not quite there. Bruce

    Aug 8, 2026 at 7:03 AM

  8. johnmilton attached a file to the thread "Adult Beverage" tokens . . ..

    Here are a couple more. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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  9. johnmilton attached a file to the thread "Adult Beverage" tokens . . ..

    Here are some Civil War tokens. This popular token was on the dust jacket of the old Fuld Civil War Store Cards book. [ATTACH] This...

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  10. johnmilton liked ldhair's post in the thread "Adult Beverage" tokens . . ..

    A bit off topic but it almost fits. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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  11. johnmilton liked alurid's post in the thread "Adult Beverage" tokens . . ..

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  12. johnmilton liked paddyman98's post in the thread "Adult Beverage" tokens . . ..

    Recent metal detected token :cool: [ATTACH]

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  13. johnmilton replied to the thread Please Grade This 1795 Half Dime.

    I would grade the OP coin as a VG-10. The repeated appearance of the drepression on the face, points to a struck through situation....

    Aug 7, 2026 at 12:02 PM

  14. johnmilton attached a file to the thread Please Grade This 1796 Dime..

    It was a reflection of the way the British valued their coinage. Back then the metal content mattered, especially for gold coins. If a...

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  15. johnmilton liked kountryken's post in the thread Anyone still collect spitting horses?.

    Thank you for showing something that I've never seen before, and probably will not see a different one, ever. I love history, so this...

    Aug 6, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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