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Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
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No, that's it. Just "Barbers".

I know, I know ..... it's cruel. Just wanted to get my Barber collector friends excited for a minute or two ....


Dave
Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.
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  • BigD5BigD5 Posts: 3,433 ✭
    Oh Boy! I'm excited. You can't do this to me! Have to put the kids to bed early, and find my wife!!! image

    I hate how the mention of Barber coinage gets me all ruffled like that!





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  • Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Darin - Your excitement is misguided. Stop!

    I'm not responsible for what happens next!

    Dave
    Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.
  • ARCOARCO Posts: 4,387 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wait...what? Where is the action, the pics, the analysis of scarcity vs price, where are the goods?

    Oh well, my heart was racing for a few brief seconds! Here is a photo at least: The king of Barber halves, the 1904-S

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    Tyler
  • Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Tyler - I have $100 in my PayPal account. I'll send it ALL to you TODAY. Send me that coin!

    I love it. Can you say "PERFECTION"? Sure you can...


    Dave
    Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.
  • CaseyCasey Posts: 1,502 ✭✭
    Tyler saves the day! That is one awesome 04-S! Where did you snag that beauty?!
  • originalisbestoriginalisbest Posts: 5,918 ✭✭✭✭
    This is a coin that I can truly get excited about - much more so than with a certain no-motto fantasy strike.
  • ARCOARCO Posts: 4,387 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The 1904-S was offered to me by Randy Holder when I just started collecting. I only kept it a year and a half then decided to sell off my partial set. I sold about 8 coins and the 1904-S was one of them. Makes me sick to my stomach now, because had I waited and had it holdered I would have easily sold it for double the price it sold for.

    Plus, the toning was so nice and rich looking I doubt I will see another as nice.

    Tyler
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭


    << <i>The king of Barber halves, the 1904-S >>



    I thought that was the 1892-S?

    Russ, NCNE
    eBay consignment sales | | Collectibles from Resco CCC
  • ARCOARCO Posts: 4,387 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Russ - the 92-S is a great date in G-XF, but above that it is a lightweight. The 1904-S in XF and higher is considered the scarcest date in the set, although the 1896-O & 1901-S are neck and neck with the 1904-S.

    Tyler
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    Ah, I learn something new every day. BTW, I've made a concerted effort at every show lately to find Barbers that look as good as your coins. They don't exist.

    Russ, NCNE
    eBay consignment sales | | Collectibles from Resco CCC
  • DabigkahunaDabigkahuna Posts: 3,419
    It's hard to find a Barber where everything comes together.
    I wish I had one!
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    Larry
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  • MFHMFH Posts: 11,720 ✭✭✭✭
    I agree, the 04-S Barber Half in XF and above is a very scarce coin. The 01-S however has eluded me in AU 55.
    Mike Hayes
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !

    New Barber Purchases
  • barberloverbarberlover Posts: 2,228 ✭✭


    << <i>Russ - the 92-S is a great date in G-XF, but above that it is a lightweight. The 1904-S in XF and higher is considered the scarcest date in the set, although the 1896-O & 1901-S are neck and neck with the 1904-S.

    Tyler >>



    "The 92 S above xf is a lightweight" imageimageimageimageimageimageimageimageimageimageimageimageimageimage

    Actually, unfortunatly, Arco is right [in comparison] with the 04 S, but I'd rather have an 01 S myself because it is in league with the 04 S in scarcity in better grades but is not prohibitive in price compared to the same date quarter of the same grade. The problem is finding a nice original coin.

    I do not consider the 92 S as a key, but it is not a "lightweight" coin in mint state either. Last pcgs pop report I saw showed 15 in 65 2 in 66 and 1 in 67. The Dr. with the number 1 registry set has the lone 67 [and he still won't post pics of it though I've begged him to]. I believe my 66 is the second finest piece in existence and it is my dream coin since I could never afford a 66 01 S or 04 S.

    Never start a Barber thread as a joke !!!! [LOL}

    Les
    The President claims he didn't lie about taxes for those earning less then $250,000 a year with public mandated health insurance yet his own justice department has said they will use the right of the government to tax when the states appeals go to court.
  • barberloverbarberlover Posts: 2,228 ✭✭
    Larry, imageimageimage

    Russ,

    They do exist, as many board members have proved with their pic's of coins they own, ah, but finding them, thats the tricky part. Believe me, its worth the effort.

    Les
    The President claims he didn't lie about taxes for those earning less then $250,000 a year with public mandated health insurance yet his own justice department has said they will use the right of the government to tax when the states appeals go to court.
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭


    << <i>They do exist, as many board members have proved with their pic's of coins they own >>



    The statement was a metaphorical comment intended to compliment him on his achievement in finding his coins - Web TV Boy. image

    Russ, NCNE
    eBay consignment sales | | Collectibles from Resco CCC
  • aem4162aem4162 Posts: 421 ✭
    barbers are ok by me image
    anita...ana #r-217183...coin collecting noob
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  • barberloverbarberlover Posts: 2,228 ✭✭
    Web tv boy !!!!

    Don't get me started on 2 cent pieces and Kennedies again !!!
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    Les
    The President claims he didn't lie about taxes for those earning less then $250,000 a year with public mandated health insurance yet his own justice department has said they will use the right of the government to tax when the states appeals go to court.
  • pow012000pow012000 Posts: 289
    Just bought this one for $2075 PCGS MS64.....Its my first REAL nice looking Barber.. you think its worth $2075?
    Grey Sheet is Bid 2150 Ask 2360
  • pow012000pow012000 Posts: 289
    how do i get the pic of the coin to show up on the message and as not as a attachment?


  • barberloverbarberlover Posts: 2,228 ✭✭
    Hard to say from that scan.

    What really matters is if you like it.

    Les
    The President claims he didn't lie about taxes for those earning less then $250,000 a year with public mandated health insurance yet his own justice department has said they will use the right of the government to tax when the states appeals go to court.
  • SarasotaFrankSarasotaFrank Posts: 1,625 ✭✭
    you do it like this POW:

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    "I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my Grandfather did, as opposed to screaming in terror like his passengers."
  • SarasotaFrankSarasotaFrank Posts: 1,625 ✭✭


    << <i>how do i get the pic of the coin to show up on the message and as not as a attachment? >>



    conversely - you could also do it like this:

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    "I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my Grandfather did, as opposed to screaming in terror like his passengers."
  • pow012000pow012000 Posts: 289
    Oooo Man......how did you do it?
  • coynclectercoynclecter Posts: 2,111
    I have two quarters and a half I'm thinking on selling but Im having a hard time letting go. I've grown accustomed to the children.
  • ccexccex Posts: 1,188 ✭✭✭

    {q}Never start a Barber thread as a joke !!!! [LOL}

    Les >>



    I have been serious about collecting as many Barber coins as my budget has allowed for the last four years. Previous to that, I was gun-shy about collecting for a dozen years, after having bought Franklins and Morgans for their "investment potential". When I returned to collecting, I asked myself which series I could complete, grade accurately, and collect with few pricing fluctuations due to promoters. There simply aren't enough problem-free coins out there for anyone to promote even VF-XF sets. If they tried, there would be resistance from the many Barber-philes complaining about the boring design, androgynous Ms. Liberty, or some other excuse that keeps them wallowing in the coins that replaced Barbers.

    I enjoy the chase for better circulated Barber coins. I especially enjoy Barber Dimes, even though they are no longer as overlooked as they were four years ago. There is still no nationally known "promoter" of this series, which can compete for the Rodney Dangerfield type of U.S. coins -- too small, ugly, and crude to get any respect from the major players.

    Last week I finally received this 1904-S dime, sold on eBay by a clueless newbie seller, after many searches. I paid $160 for it. Her small photos were just good enough to show a full LIBERTY and headband. Here is what it looks like in my scanner (I call it XF-45):
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    I also sold off my F-12 1904-S dime last weekend for $123, when no one was offering a better raw one on eBay!

    Still, I wish I had a nice 1904-S half. (MY #1 Barber Half set still has that hole filled with a VG.) Randy Holder is one of my favorite dealers, and one of the few who has spent time trying to complete a better grade circulated Barber set. Since the death of David Lawrence (and his son's concentration on high value slabbed coins), Randy may be one of the more knowledgeable dealers in these coins. The experts in Barber coins now seem to include Tyler and a few other collectors I have met here or through eBay auctions of their duplicates.

    "Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity" - Hanlon's Razor
  • aussieloveraussielover Posts: 177
    Here's a 1902-O XF45 that I picked out.. so far the best one yet.

    Took with my digi cam..

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    And with a scanner.. shows excellent reverse, about 95% realistic but the obv.. well still trying to figure out how to master the photoshop.

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    Brianimage
  • CratylusCratylus Posts: 871 ✭
    The 01-S however has eluded me in AU 55.

    I have a 1901-S NGC AU-58, blast white with a very faint hint of golden toning overall. It's a prized coin in my collection. I'd be willing to consider selling it if the price was right. J.J. Teaparty has a raw AU-55 on their website for $1095 but it looks like it was dipped in tar! Has to be the ugliest toning I've ever seen on a coin.
  • Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    JJ Teaparty 01-S half:

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    Yikes....
    Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.
  • MFHMFH Posts: 11,720 ✭✭✭✭
    I wonder what NCS could do for this coin ?
    Mike Hayes
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !

    New Barber Purchases
  • jdimmickjdimmick Posts: 9,659 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Time to put up my favorite barber, but its not a half, its the quarter that took me four years to find. You will find many coins out thier that are worth considerably more, in fact I have a few, but you dont find them much more rarer than this in terms of availability in this grade range.



    jim
  • ccexccex Posts: 1,188 ✭✭✭
    The 1901-S Quarter is why I am not nearly as serious about my Barber Quarter collection as I am with my numerous Barber Dime and Half sets. A PCGS F-12 1901-S quarter is worth waiting four years for!

    Yesterday I received a belated Christmas present from a half cent collector. He admitted that he didn't have a Barber to send me that would excite me. However, he asked a friend who also collects Barbers what we Barber collectors need. The response was "something else to collect." He sent me Kevin Flynn's book of US 2 cent piece varieties, an ANACS AU-58 1864 DDO 2c, an 1865 "fancy 5" in VF-30, along with a Mexican 2 peso gold coin and 1992 US silver eagle to award me for my patience!

    Since I'm now at the point where it is difficult to upgrade my #1 Barber Dime and Half sets, I might take his advice and start on 2 cent pieces, as another series which gets no respect, is challenging, and too scarce to be promoted by the big movers.
    "Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity" - Hanlon's Razor
  • Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Jim - I'd go to prison for one year for that 01-S. A stunning rarity.

    Dave
    Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.
  • BurritoGrandeBurritoGrande Posts: 177
    I really like the 1892S that was posted. Does someone here own it? It looks like i has really nice luster. A lot of them that i have seen seem all washed out and dull.
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  • michaelmichael Posts: 9,524 ✭✭
    ttt
  • ARCOARCO Posts: 4,387 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yeah - Jim has us all beat with his 01-S! Man that is a nice looking quarter! Too bad Dave and I didn't team up and go big for that NGC VF30 that was auctioned off last month at Superior. Every time I look at the price guides it has increased by three car payments in every grade!

    Tyler
  • MFHMFH Posts: 11,720 ✭✭✭✭
    If anyone is seriously interested in obtaining a very choice 1901-S Barber Quarter, NGC 55, a telemarketer from a company I have great respect for, notified me that he has access to one. Its on consignment to him. Its a bit too rich for me at the moment, but I sure was tempted to getting a second mortgage image

    PM me for details, and I'll send the image and the contact name.
    Mike Hayes
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !

    New Barber Purchases
  • Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Jim's 01-S:

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    Enough to make a grown man cry....

    Dave
    Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.
  • barberloverbarberlover Posts: 2,228 ✭✭


    << <i>Jim - I'd go to prison for one year for that 01-S. A stunning rarity.

    Dave >>



    Dave, you'll have to fight me for it first !!!

    Les P.S. Jim, that 01 S quarter of yours is what coin collecting is all about.

    Les
    The President claims he didn't lie about taxes for those earning less then $250,000 a year with public mandated health insurance yet his own justice department has said they will use the right of the government to tax when the states appeals go to court.
  • millenniummillennium Posts: 3,305
    Wooo Hooooo Barber!

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  • Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Since we're talking Barbers:

    Reverse of 1893-S quarter, NGC MS63 (doesn't have that "just minted" look)

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    Dave

    Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.
  • jdimmickjdimmick Posts: 9,659 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Dave B, Les, Tyler,

    Every time I look at the coin, I really feel lucky to have found it. And what was initially a very high price to pay upfront has now turned out to be a very good buy with the escalating prices of these. IN fact, I was showing it around to a few people the other month an was offered right close to 5 figures for the coin. But it was too hard to find and I rather have the quarter, so It stays put in my collection.

    Thanks
    for the comments

    jim d

    Oh by the way Dave, I like my Washington's to be white more than toned, but olders like Barber, I like the Rev of that barber. Thats a very nice color toning.
  • Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Jim -

    I may never own an 01-S of that caliber (I can't believe I said that), but I just saved the pics of yours in my virtual collection. Hope you don't mind.

    KILLER COIN! A STOPPER!!!!

    Dave

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    (1915-S NGC MS63)
    Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.
  • NicNic Posts: 3,363 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Working on some pics last night and thought I'd share a nice half. More to come. K

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    My 1866 Philly Mint Set

  • NicNic Posts: 3,363 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Reverse. I hope to post some nice Barber pics soon. K

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    My 1866 Philly Mint Set

  • WindycityWindycity Posts: 3,499 ✭✭✭✭✭
    How about a 1892 proof DCAM half...
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  • Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice Luster
    Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.
  • MFHMFH Posts: 11,720 ✭✭✭✭
    ACG 65 on the link above
    Mike Hayes
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !

    New Barber Purchases
  • aussieloveraussielover Posts: 177
    ha ha
  • barberloverbarberlover Posts: 2,228 ✭✭
    TTT

    Nic,

    I'm not going to ask you again to sell methat 92 half, I know I'd be waisting my breath !!! imageimage

    Les
    The President claims he didn't lie about taxes for those earning less then $250,000 a year with public mandated health insurance yet his own justice department has said they will use the right of the government to tax when the states appeals go to court.
  • Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm a "tone freak", especially on Barbers, but this one is **FUGLY**....

    (get your bids in)

    Quarter 1906D NGC 63


    Dave

    Maybe IWOG will pick it up???
    Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.

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