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  1. johnmilton replied to the thread Local Coin Store Disappointment.

    There are two local shops near me. I was at the first one today to buy a quarter ounce American Gold Eagle to complete I type set I...

    Dec 13, 2024 at 2:57 PM

  2. johnmilton replied to the thread Wood’s Hibernia 1723 Farthing GTG.

    AU-53

    Dec 13, 2024 at 9:38 AM

  3. johnmilton liked SensibleSal66's post in the thread The Connecticut Tercentenary Half Dollar Question?.

    Really Nice coin there, John. :)

    Dec 11, 2024 at 11:14 PM

  4. johnmilton liked Randy Abercrombie's post in the thread Please welcome our latest Roman Imperial collector!.

    @johnmilton ..... As always, just jaw dropping specimens.

    Dec 11, 2024 at 3:04 PM

  5. johnmilton attached a file to the thread Please welcome our latest Roman Imperial collector!.

    Here is set of obverses. I don't think that I will be able to get a Julius Caesar coin with his portrait which was issued during his...

    Twelve Caesars.jpg Julius Caesar All.jpg Julius Caesar Ele All.jpg Dec 11, 2024 at 1:22 PM

  6. johnmilton liked Burton Strauss III's post in the thread Why not 90% silver anymore?.

    Nobody else in the world uses 0.900 fine. It is actually cheaper - even with the extra silver content - to use 0.999 fine.

    Dec 11, 2024 at 11:20 AM

  7. johnmilton attached a file to the thread The Connecticut Tercentenary Half Dollar Question?.

    Here's mine. This is graded MS-65. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Looking at the Grey Sheet numbers, they run from $174 in EF-40 to $300 in MS-65....

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  8. johnmilton liked Kasia's post in the thread Secret Santa Sign up for 2024.

    Looking forward to Dec 25, just a couple weeks away to see all the Secret Santa Coins that people got!!! [ATTACH]

    cat one.jpg Dec 10, 2024 at 4:38 PM

  9. johnmilton liked Evan8's post in the thread The crack out game can really hurt..

    I would much rather have higher grade brown copper than red copper. I think the brown allows the details of the coin appear easier as...

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  10. johnmilton replied to the thread The crack out game can really hurt..

    Unless you send in the slab label with the crack-out, it's one more coin in the population. That's why scarce coins, like the 1854-D...

    Dec 9, 2024 at 2:15 PM

  11. johnmilton attached a file to the thread Follow the lead picture post..

    A little change in the gears. This is very conservatively graded MS-62. I bought in the 1960s from a camera store in Rehoboth Beach...

    1900 Quarter Eagle All.jpg Dec 9, 2024 at 2:03 PM

  12. johnmilton liked RonSanderson's post in the thread Follow the lead picture post..

    [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Proof [ATTACH]

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  13. johnmilton replied to the thread Beautiful Mercury Dime with weird PCGS holder..

    I was thinking MS-65 or 66 when I first saw. It's unusual to find one that is as sharply struck as that one is.

    Dec 9, 2024 at 2:01 PM

  14. johnmilton liked capthank's post in the thread Beautiful Mercury Dime with weird PCGS holder..

    Strong strike with full bands. Looks better than a 64!

    Dec 9, 2024 at 2:00 PM

  15. johnmilton attached a file to the thread The crack out game can really hurt..

    [ATTACH] This 1897 Proof cent is graded PR-66, Brown. Something like this will be very stable given proper storeage.

    1897 Cent All.jpg Dec 9, 2024 at 1:58 PM
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