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johnmilton attached a file to the thread A new purchase - a piece of fractional currency.

Here are simples of the other Fractional Currency. Second Issue. They all had the same design, except for the value and the color of...

johnmilton attached a file to the thread It's "Monticello Monday!". Post yours as well......

The original design which the mint changed significantly. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The "Trolly Car." [ATTACH] The Jefferson...

johnmilton replied to the thread A new purchase - a piece of fractional currency.

No, I think that term came from the larger bills.

johnmilton liked Neal's post in the thread A new purchase - a piece of fractional currency.

Very nice! I particularly like the encased stamp. I've had a fondness for fractionals since my pre-teens (early 1960s) when I...

johnmilton liked fretboard's post in the thread A new purchase - a piece of fractional currency.

Damn, you got some really cool stuff, that encased 'Take Ayers Pills', that's a top shelf piece in my book! [ATTACH] There's a few on...

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A new purchase - a piece of fractional currency

In the late 1980s, I put together a type set of fractional currency. These were small notes that the Union Government issued starting in...

Forum: Coin Chat

johnmilton attached a file to the thread 1827 large cent.

Here is the 1827 in my date set. It's a PCGS AU-58,CAC [ATTACH]

johnmilton replied to the thread When are you hopping back on the GOLD and SILVER buying train ?.

I never got on it. All of the coins I bought were to satisfy my numismatics interests. My purchases of the modern U.S. commemorative...

johnmilton liked The Meat man's post in the thread From Napoleonic Strasbourg to King Farouk of Egypt: a coin and its history.

Hello everyone! Today I'd like to present one of the latest additions to my collection - a very special coin, not least because it was...

johnmilton liked Jeffjay's post in the thread Guess the toning premium.

I always looked at it like for the premium on a toned Morgan I could buy a much higher grade one for the same money.