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johnmilton liked -jeffB's post in the thread Hyper-inflation has come to the United States Mint.
Which, as you say, is insignificant in the context of a Federal budget.
Feb 6, 2026 at 2:55 PM -
johnmilton replied to the thread United States: 1900 silver Lafayette commemorative dollar.
Congratulations! That one is better than mine. The Lafayette Dollar used to be a bear to find nice. Many of them are toned black. I’ve...
Feb 6, 2026 at 8:02 AM -
johnmilton replied to the thread Hyper-inflation has come to the United States Mint.
Compared to the total revenue the Federal Government received, the profits from numismatic coins is small, almost insignificant. That...
Feb 6, 2026 at 7:54 AM -
johnmilton replied to the thread 1814 Classic Head Large Cent.
It looks like it’s been smoothed. There are no scratches evident. That is highly unlikely for this coin in that grade. The “LIBERTY” is...
Feb 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM -
johnmilton liked ldhair's post in the thread 1814 Classic Head Large Cent.
I don't trust the images.
Feb 5, 2026 at 5:41 PM -
johnmilton replied to the thread One of only 4(!) Strawberry Leaf Cents.
It doesn’t matter to me. A good piece of history trumps rarity for me. A the Chain cent is rare enough. I just got done submitting...
Feb 5, 2026 at 3:52 PM -
johnmilton liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread Should I crack open this slab?.
The cert page comes up fine. As to cracking it out, I say no unless you want to put it in an Indian Cent album. You could do that, and...
Feb 5, 2026 at 7:19 AM -
johnmilton liked Conder101's post in the thread My big FUN show purchase – A 1797 16 Star Dime.
This was probably something of a holdover from the British experience. British coins or the era did not have denominations either. You...
Feb 4, 2026 at 7:35 PM -
johnmilton replied to the thread Another slab question.
The main things slabs do are to give a big boost to determining a value. They also provide a large measure toward authentication....
Feb 4, 2026 at 4:08 PM -
johnmilton replied to the thread United States: 1863 bronze patriotic Civil War token, "Our Little Monitor" type.
I think the ship you saw in Baltimore or the Chesapeake Bay was the Constellation. It was thought to be the sister ship to the USS...
Feb 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM -
johnmilton replied to the thread Another slab question.
Coins have to be worth a lot of money these days to be worth the grading fee from an economic point of view. Some people don't care...
Feb 4, 2026 at 2:36 PM -
johnmilton replied to the thread Should I crack open this slab?.
The auction houses don't seem to pay much attention to NGC’s unfortunate policy toward copper coins. I could understand pulling back on...
Feb 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM -
johnmilton attached a file to the thread United States: 1877-S silver Trade dollar.
This one is graded PCGS MS-63. [ATTACH] I had wanted a Proof for a long time, but the asking prices were always too high. I bought...
Feb 4, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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johnmilton liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread United States: 1877-S silver Trade dollar.
That’s why I love CircCams so much. In AU and above, when there’s lots of luster present, I do like a white coin just fine. But in...
Feb 4, 2026 at 2:15 PM -
johnmilton attached a file to the thread United States: 1863 bronze patriotic Civil War token, "Our Little Monitor" type.
The name "Monitor" lays out what it was thought the ship's role would be. It was supposed to monitor the waterways around forts and...
Feb 4, 2026 at 1:55 PM
