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johnmilton replied to the thread Coin grading services.
I would not get involved with PCI and SEGS. Many people view them is "raw coins."
Jan 24, 2026 at 5:32 PM -
johnmilton liked physics-fan3.14's post in the thread Coin grading services.
It depends... Answer a few questions first: 1. Are you looking to add it to a Registry set? NGC, PCGS, and CACG have registries where...
Jan 24, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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johnmilton replied to the thread 1800 large cent for eval.
It is very difficult to attribute 1800 large cents by Sheldon number. Years ago I was working with one in VF-30, which would probably be...
Jan 24, 2026 at 5:29 PM -
johnmilton liked KBBPLL's post in the thread When the sky is the limit for type set album.
I don’t understand. Why can’t you show a photo of your own album?
Jan 24, 2026 at 5:26 PM -
johnmilton replied to the thread Are slabs dangerous? Do I need protection?.
They might be wearing gloves because of the complaints on-line about people holding coins with their bare fingers when they photograph...
Jan 24, 2026 at 7:56 AM -
johnmilton liked Eduard's post in the thread Small Group of U.S Copper Coins..
These coppers were part of the lot of U.S coins I bought a little while ago. There is a little bit of everything - post colonials,...
Jan 22, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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johnmilton replied to the thread 1910 Indian.
The coin is only worth its melt value. Leave it in the ring. It too beat up to collect. Sadly coins in much better condition are only...
Jan 22, 2026 at 3:16 PM -
johnmilton liked Long Beard's post in the thread 1910 Indian.
I would say that it's genuine. Being an incuse design holds up much better as use in jewlery.
Jan 22, 2026 at 3:15 PM -
johnmilton replied to the thread How Would You Grade This 1808 Half Dollar - Bought Raw..
VF-30
Jan 21, 2026 at 8:37 PM -
johnmilton replied to the thread Hyper-inflation has come to the United States Mint.
The U.S. Mint has a legal monopoly on new U.S. coins, and they are charging monopoly prices. The citizens of this country pay taxes to...
Jan 21, 2026 at 11:14 AM -
johnmilton attached a file to the thread 1804 Half Cent.
Here is an example of the spiked chin die variety soon after it became the spiked chin. Roger Cohen listed this as his die variety 1804...
Jan 21, 2026 at 11:09 AM
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johnmilton replied to the thread 1804 Half Cent.
It has been my experience that 1804 is the most common date in the half cent series. There are 12 known die varieties. The best known is...
Jan 21, 2026 at 6:58 AM -
johnmilton liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread 1826 Bust Half.
I like those really early ones and have my own private nickname for ‘em. I call ‘em “snakeheads”, for the serpentine eagle with the...
Jan 20, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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johnmilton liked ldhair's post in the thread After 3 years, I bought a coin at FUN..
After only selling for three years it was time to start buying again. I already had this variety in a lower grade but they look great...
Jan 20, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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johnmilton attached a file to the thread 1826 Bust Half.
Here's the one in my type set. It's graded MS-64 and is a really nice one for the grade. I bought this at the Lakeland, Florida coin...
Jan 20, 2026 at 1:24 PM
