johnmilton's Recent Activity
-
johnmilton replied to the thread Hard Times & Civil War Tokens thread.
They have become quite a bit more expensive, even the common ones.
Dec 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM -
johnmilton attached a file to the thread 1950 proof set coins are outside Cellophane bags. Want advice..
Here is the 1953 set I mentioned earlier. The great thing about straight from the mint package coins is that they have not been messed...
Dec 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
-
johnmilton attached a file to the thread England: ca. 1623-1624 gold Laurel of James I, third coinage, lis mintmark.
I bought this half laural raw. It still is raw. [ATTACH]
Dec 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
-
johnmilton attached a file to the thread 1950 proof set coins are outside Cellophane bags. Want advice..
I just looked at the set. It has the usual haze original sets can get when stored in the original packaging. It’s not great, but it’s...
Dec 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
-
johnmilton replied to the thread 1950 proof set coins are outside Cellophane bags. Want advice..
I would look at how much you paid for the set, and how nice the coins are. The 1950 Proof set coins are notorious for dull luster and...
Dec 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM -
johnmilton liked BRandM's post in the thread Hard Times & Civil War Tokens thread.
Yeah, I always liked the Higgins token too. A very nice group you have there. Bruce
Dec 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM -
johnmilton attached a file to the thread Hard Times & Civil War Tokens thread.
One of my favorite Civil War token makers was Henry D. Higgins who made the Indiana primitives. Higgins made copy dies from tokens he...
Dec 22, 2025 at 6:38 AM
-
johnmilton attached a file to the thread • Your Biggest Coin Photography Frustrations?.
Here is a "staight on shot" and an angle shot. [ATTACH] The coin does display this luster when you see it in person. [ATTACH]...
Dec 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
-
johnmilton replied to the thread • Your Biggest Coin Photography Frustrations?.
Capturing mint luster. I can doing it using angles, but straight on shots are tough. Highly lustrous and Proof coins are hard capture...
Dec 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
