It's new Barber day!! Comments please on my 1900 NGC MS65 quarter (edit - new pic added)

Casey

My images aren't the greatest, but please let me know what you think. If I wanted this to cross to PCGS, would it get there? The toning is gorgeous and the luster is even better. I love this coin!

Russ

<< <i>If I wanted this to cross to PCGS, would it get there? >>



Man, that's tough to answer based on the images provided, but I'm going to have to go with a "no". It doesn't appear to have the natural lustrous skin that PCGS likes for the gem grade.

Russ, NCNE

Dave99B

Casey - What's your home address, and where do you hide your collection!

I LOVE IT !!!

Dave

P.S. It think it would cross.

goose3

Casey I love it!

btw, do you really care what plastic that is in?

291fifth

Who knows if it would cross. Why worry about it? In the end it is the coin that will sell itself.

charley

don't cross.this is a respectible piece deserving of the grade,without regard to toning.but will probably cross with original surface you describe,but why spend $

CoinAddict

That is a very beautiful Barber.

Casey

Russ, my images pale to what this coin really looks like. The luster is awesome. I have no plans to try to cross it, but was just curious to see what the opinions would be.

Bear

I have been negetive today on Barber Coins but I like this one.

Give you a jelly donut for it.

ARCO

Looks like a Barber with character. I am sure the scan is hiding much of the underlying luster. I like it a lot.

Tyler

MFH

Its a solid 65, and if they ( ie: PCGS) don't cross it, it'll come back just as nice as you sent it in.

Go for it.

I know I would.

Trime

Lots must be hidden in the photo which comes off dull and lifeless. Please give the picture another go to show the "true merits" of this coin.

Casey

Thanks for the comments everyone. Another image is below which I think is slightly better, but still not good enough. As many of you know, taking good pictures is extremely difficult and I'm still learning. I picked up this beauty from the fine folks at Pinnacle and it is now the number one favorite in the collection. I mostly collect in the higher circulated grades but decided I needed one gem Barber with nice color that knocked my socks off. This does that for me!

KlectorKid

I like it no matter what slab its in. Nice and clean.

michael

detailed pm sent to you

michael

bushmaster8

Splendid... and it would easily cross, based on what I see

dorkkarl

xlnt coin. crack it out, & leave it out. you'll enjoy it so much more!

K S

BigGreek

I love MS Barber coinage. Even wrapped in plastic. Unless you are working on a registry
set or trying to sell it, don't send it to PCGS. It's already in a good holder. Can't tell from
the picture if it would cross but it looks a little dull.

jom

Casey: My guess is that your first picture was with a flourecent lamp and the second was with a regular old incandecent.

Flourecent gives the coin a bluish cast and doesn't show luster. Note the holder color.
Incandecent gives the coin a reddish cast but gives luster. Again, note the holder color.

That about right? Now try some natural light instead....it should give better results. Also, consider an OTT lamp (swirl type)...works for me. Also, note you will have difficulty with the NGC slab. It screws up the iris on the camera because it reflects as white. I like to use a black background so PCGS slabs works a bit better.

Nice coin!

jom

Casey

jom, you're very close. Two different light sources were used in addition to me playing with the white balance and other options on my Nikon Coolpix. I still can't use it properly but I think I'm making some progress. Natural light is next when I get some time.

Russ

The second image shows the luster much better.

Russ, NCNE