1896-o Barber half in PCGS AU-53

Barberman55

Was anybody on the boards, lucky enough, to snag the 1896-o Barber half, that was recently offered by Alpine Numismatics? They had, (what appears from their image), a very nice 1896-o, Barber half, graded AU-53 by PCGS, in an old green holder. Their price, $795.00, (as usually is the case), was way under, the true market price, for this key date Barber half. An image of the coin is still available on their website.

rhedden

I saw it this morning, but I don't collect Barber halves. It was really nice.

Casey

I saw it, but obviously too late.

ARCO

I called first thing this morning and it was available. I liked it, but already have a nice example. I really have to avoid hoarding coins. I did buy another 96-O, 97-S, 98-O and 04-O totalling $2,000 plus from Alpine. I don't need the dates and now I have more duplicates that don't fill my set. DAMN!

coinlieutenant

Oh Tyler...to have your problems...

Casey

Ok Tyler, just set them up on Ebay and we'll make sure you double your money on them.

Barberman55

<< <i>Ok Tyler, just set them up on Ebay and we'll make sure you double your money on them. >>




Casey,

Be my guest, I think I'll start concentrating on my Barber quarter set, or maybe even begin a set of Barber dimes. The Barber halves are getting out of hand, too much hoarding going on. It seems like every decent key or semi key, in the Barber half series, that comes up for sale, is gone in the blink of an eye. Most of the keys and semi keys are being bought, strickly for resale and/or speculation, and sold at a later date for huge premiums. If you see the people (collectors?), who are buying these coins, they already own multiples of these keys and semi keys. God forbid, a decent key or semi key becomes available, and another Barber collector, (who legitimately needs the coin for their set), snags the coin before them.

TheRaven

It must be nice to have extra money to purchase doubles......

MFH

As far as buying duplicates, I think that Tyler has been right on track. He's got a great eye for Barbers and seems to do pretty well on Ebay selling off his duplicates. ( Tyler: I hope you're stashing the profits away for the three college tuitions you'll have to pay for in the not too distant future ! )

DrPete

The answer to who purchased the coin from Alpine.

See the set Registry set for Arizona Sun. I even tried to pick up the coin but was about the 12th caller. This coin would sell for $1500 or more on eBay.

Barberman55

<< <i>The answer to who purchased the coin from Alpine.

See the set Registry set for Arizona Sun. I even tried to pick up the coin but was about the 12th caller. This coin would sell for $1500 or more on eBay. >>



Thanks for the info, Dr. Pete.

You would think that by now, with the response that Alpine receives on their key and semi key date Barber halves, that they would raise their asking prices on these coins. A while back, they let a 1904-s Barber half, PCGS, AU-58, go real cheap, and now the 1896-o. They seem to be the only dealer out there, where an occasional bargain can be found, (specifically with the Barber series).

K6AZ

I've picked up some great deals on Morgans from them as well.