Thanks Jim Dimmick !

MFH

Jim was nice enough to take my Barber Half Dollar want list with him to the ANA in Pittsburgh. No AU 55-58 coins on my list seem to be available. A few MS 63 coins, and a couple of AU 50 - 1901-S ( which were not for sale, just to look at ! ). Jim mentioned that someone had a beautiful 1904-S in an AU 53 holder, and the guy turned down ( are you ready for this ? ) $6000 for it !

I'll be looking forward to our conversation tomorrow to see what else develops !

BigE

Mike, thats a ton of $$ for what that coin lists for--------------BigE

MFH

The 04-S is the most under rated Barber Half; the "trends" are way off base on this coin in high grade. A PCGS 61 ( was an AU 58, and resubmitted ) just sold last month for $7000. Jim and I have been discussing his recent purchase of an AU 55 - was raw, and submitted to PCGS and he got it slabbed as an AU 55. I own the other AU 55, from Dr. Peter Shireman's collection. I paid MS 62 trends money almost a year ago, and now I think I got the bargain of the century.

The dealer who turned down $6000 for an AU 53 realizes that its an elusive coin, but $6000 for this coin was a more than fair offer.

ms70

<< <i>No AU 55-58 coins on my list seem to be available. >>



Tell me about it! My entire ANA goal was to pick up one Barber Half from each mint in AU or low MS grades. Hardly anything was on the
floor. What I saw was mostly 64/65 and priced beyond my means or low eye appeal. The only one I came close to was a '92-O in MS63
but I passed due to a little bit of fingerprint pattern toning on it.

MFH

Thanks, MS70, this confirms what Jim told me. I have a couple of dealers looking for me as well. High grade AU Barber Halves seem nonexistant.

The only way the coins I need becoming available will be when some one who thought about collecting this series just gives up trying to get his/her set completed. I've come too far to stop now. Eventually some dates will reappear. The most common date needed (or so I thought) is the 1903-P. There was only one to appear in recent months, a lack luster PCGS 55 that sold at DLRC; someone else got it, put it on ebay and it sold for 30% more than what they paid for it from DLRC. Amazing.

There is a coin that I do need ( 1894-O in ANACS 58 ) coming up on Heritage's Bullet Sale, that I was thinking of bidding on, but the luster and toning doesn't match the rest of my set.

It may take me a couple of years to complete this set

MFH

I've heard from a number of sources that there were NO almost uncirculated Barber Halves at the ANA. Lots of MS 63's and 64's, but no AU 55's and 58's.

Anyone hear of any ?