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Old school Barber album filled

moursundmoursund Posts: 3,207 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I've been working on this album for several months. I've enjoyed buying coins from eBay, but I confess that I have 'settled' in some cases for coins that were 'good enough' for the album.

Working on this Barber half album has given me a better appreciation for the look I really like in a barber coin. I think I will start on a Barber dime album, and be more particular in my selections.

If all of my barber dimes could look somewhat like this 1906 half, I'll be happy. 🙂
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So now this album gets put away for a while...
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  • amwldcoinamwldcoin Posts: 11,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congrats! Now the road to upgrading begins!

  • LanceNewmanOCCLanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @moursund said:

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    nice accomplishment.

    good looking coins too. not easy to find those just-right as problem free as possible(PFAP?) barber halves/quarters/dimes.

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  • divecchiadivecchia Posts: 6,688 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congrats on completing the album.

    Donato

    Hobbyist & Collector (not an investor).
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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,398 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I used to work with a guy who once had the Whitman tri-fold Barber dime album complete. Including the 1894-S. Genuine.

    James G. Johnson, founder of the Coin World Collectors Clearinghouse department. He was slowly retiring as I came aboard. Look him up in the circ. coin pedigrees.

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  • vulcanizevulcanize Posts: 1,408 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Way to go.
    Filling up an album always cockles my heart but now am slowly starting to get sucked into the whirlpool of slabbed registry after seeing some of the dazzling well preserved coins out there. :blush:

    https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/quarters/PCGS-2020-quarter-quest/album/247091

  • rkprkp Posts: 444 ✭✭✭

    Nice set! I like the look of that 1901-S too!

  • savitalesavitale Posts: 1,409 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What a fun set! Looks great!

    LIBERTY SEATED DIMES WITH MAJOR VARIETIES CIRCULATION STRIKES (1837-1891) digital album

  • gumby1234gumby1234 Posts: 5,591 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That 1896 S has to go. Those huge scratches take away from the whole look of the album. Otherwise looks very nice.

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  • WAYNEASWAYNEAS Posts: 6,882 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Filling those holes is an addiction.
    Then comes the urge to upgrade.
    We all have the urge.
    Wayne

    Kennedys are my quest...

  • HigashiyamaHigashiyama Posts: 2,203 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Great! Especially when you are aiming for a particular look or grade range, Barber halves are actually quite challenging.

    Higashiyama
  • moursundmoursund Posts: 3,207 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @gumby1234 said:
    That 1896 S has to go. Those huge scratches take away from the whole look of the album. Otherwise looks very nice.

    Make me an offer on it 😜

    100th pint of blood donated 7/19/2022 B) . Transactions with WilliamF, Relaxn, LukeMarshal, jclovescoins, braddick, JWP, Weather11am, Fairlaneman, Dscoins, lordmarcovan, Collectorcoins, SurfinxHI, JimW. God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that who so believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
  • Mr_SpudMr_Spud Posts: 5,849 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Cool album!

    Mr_Spud

  • LogPotatoLogPotato Posts: 2,177 ✭✭✭✭

    Awesome, I love it! Good luck fine tuning it!

  • Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,605 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Old school indeed! You rarely see sets like this. This one is totally awesome!

    Dave

    Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.
  • ElmerFusterpuckElmerFusterpuck Posts: 4,748 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That is cool. I'm working on a raw set of Barber halves too, but in VG-F or so. Looks there is lots of competition.

    10-4,
    Erik
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  • JBNJBN Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congratulations on completing the set! Barber halves look great in circulated condition.

  • Jzyskowski1Jzyskowski1 Posts: 6,650 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congratulations. I’m half way through my dime album and can’t wait to get to where you are. 🐈

    🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congratulations on completing your set. I like raw coins in an album. Your set demonstrates uniformity. Better than a pile of slabs IMO. Cheers, RickO

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,667 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice album, congrats

  • coinnutcoinnut Posts: 1,432 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congratulations on completing a great looking set. I love coin albums. As Ricko says " Better than a pile of slabs".

  • jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 10,154 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congratulations. Nothing feels quite like completing an album.
    Jim


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  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,453 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like album collections. They bring back memories of when coin collecting was fun.

    All glory is fleeting.
  • robkoolrobkool Posts: 5,934 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looking good... I still like those old Whitman coin albums.

    Ebay items for sale Current BIN's / The Kingdom Collection
  • charlesf20charlesf20 Posts: 383 ✭✭✭

    Good job!

  • winestevenwinesteven Posts: 4,674 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 21, 2022 12:25AM

    Congratulations on a job well done! You should be VERY proud! You must be very excited about starting the challenge of the Barber Dime set.

    So, since you’re the guy on this Forum with clearly the best sense of humor (which I always truly enjoy), here’s a bad one:

    A collector friend of mine got tired of his Barber Quarter set, so when he needed cash, he sold it on the BS&T. He told me though that he had to take a haircut with the pricing he ended up getting, lol.

    Steve

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  • DisneyFanDisneyFan Posts: 2,212 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @moursund said:
    I've been working on this album for several months. I've enjoyed buying coins from eBay, but I confess that I have 'settled' in some cases for coins that were 'good enough' for the album.

    Working on this Barber half album has given me a better appreciation for the look I really like in a barber coin. I think I will start on a Barber dime album, and be more particular in my selections.

    If all of my barber dimes could look somewhat like this 1906 half, I'll be happy. 🙂

    May I suggest, for a change of pace in terms of quality and length of time to complete, an Everyman MS Barber Dime date set with only the Philadelphia mint coins. Some of these dates are much more scarce than realized.

  • BUFFNIXXBUFFNIXX Posts: 2,719 ✭✭✭✭✭

    where is the 1892-0 micro o?

    Collector of Buffalo Nickels and other 20th century United States Coinage
    a.k.a "The BUFFINATOR"
  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 9,045 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice completed album with all similar condition coins!

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • pocketpiececommemspocketpiececommems Posts: 5,975 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I also worked on a circ Barber set awhile back except I didn't get it finished yet. Worked on a Walker album. It was fun just looking for these on eBay. Just about everything you want is there and with no coin shows to go to around here you can kill a lot of time and actually find stuff

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  • moursundmoursund Posts: 3,207 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BUFFNIXX said:
    where is the 1892-0 micro o?

    Fortunately, no slot for it in the album... 🥳

    100th pint of blood donated 7/19/2022 B) . Transactions with WilliamF, Relaxn, LukeMarshal, jclovescoins, braddick, JWP, Weather11am, Fairlaneman, Dscoins, lordmarcovan, Collectorcoins, SurfinxHI, JimW. God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that who so believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
  • rec78rec78 Posts: 5,753 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @291fifth said:
    I like album collections. They bring back memories of when coin collecting was fun.

    Are you saying that coin collecting is not fun anymore?
    I like album collecting also. I probably have more albums then anyone else. They are still fun, but very overpriced these days (empty albums that is)

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