Barber half I picked up at my local shop

robertpr

Just thought I'd share. This one cost me a grand total of 6 bucks today, my local shop had gotten in a bunch of barber halves, most in roughly this same condition. He had hundreds of them, I picked up one I thought was kind of nice to buy. I'm not usually into such material but the guy had absolutely nothing I was really interested in and I didn't want to walk out empty handed.

clw54

I buy those occasionally at shows. Barber halves look nice even when circulated.

Purple73

Thats a nice original coin man.....Awesome!

LanLord

Did really well for 6 clams

wam98

That's a very nice looking coin. The coin shops I visit have lots of Barbers, mostly original looking more circulated ones. I always check and can never find not one with any of the letters of Liberty they're worn so bad.

K6AZ

Looks like a couple I picked up in my local shop a while back when they had nothing I really needed. Nice looking circulated coin, and you can't lose for six bucks.

SDSportsFan

WOW!!! Nice pickup!!!!

Anytime I find a Barber Half at $15 or less, it has NO visible leaves and NO letters visible in Liberty

That was a steal...Congrats


Steve

mirabela

*MINE!*

jdimmick

great buy for 6.00

ARCO

Now that is the kind of coin for the budget minded collector that makes collecting so worthwhile. It is original, old and historic dating to a time of transition from the victorian to the modern age, well worn, but with enough detail to satisfy the aesthetics of the design...and for a few bucks over the price of silver spot, a great coin to own and enjoy.

I have a big cigar tin full of hundreds of neatly toned and original worn coins just like that. I find them at shows, on Ebay, or shops and I buy them in every series I find them. That is the perfect coin to give to someone who is just getting interested in numismatics to spur on their interest.

This has to be the longest post I have ever given to a $6.00 coin!

Tyler

That would probably pass as a F12 on Ebay and might sell in the $16.00-$20.00 range. You just tripled that $6.00. Eat sh*t Wall Street!

Barberman55

Nice original coin, looks to be about a F-12. Great score for 6 bucks, where's your local coin shop?

RickMilauskas

I'd take it for six bucks. Nice one!

kryptonitecomics

Funny you should mention Barber halves...I don't really buy them either...but a co-worker brought in a few coins for me to look at and I bought this off her





Not as much detail as your coin...but it is a better date in the series.

NumisOxide

robertpr, nice Barber half.

PutTogether

I just bought a barber quarter just like that for six bucks - and I was happy as hell. If you got a half, that means you did twice as good as me. Do a cartwheel.

MikeInFL

Barbers wear the best. Great find. Thanks for sharing...Mike