Decent PCGS 1901-S Barber for sale
Dave99B
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A decent, original 01-S which would look good in my safe deposit box.......only 19K!
http://www.hedwardscoins.com/
Dave
http://www.hedwardscoins.com/
Dave
Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.
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Seems rather choice otherwise.
Have a Great Day!
Louis
That 1901-S doesn't really appeal to me, and I'm not sure why. I'm not knocking it, it's completely subjective on my part.
Man, I sure hope so.....
Dave
Connor Numismatics Website
<< <i>Are they ANY letters of Liberty showing on that coin? I can't tell.
Seems rather choice otherwise. >>
A good example of a key date coin being graded higher than it should be just because it is
a key date.
<< <i>A good example of a key date coin being graded higher than it should be just because it is
a key date. >>
I know PCGS makes some allowances for the 01-S in VG-8, ie, doesn't require a full rim on the reverse. I hope they aren't making allowances with regards to ALL the letters of Liberty showing (even if ever so slightly), for a F-12 grade.
Connor Numismatics Website
But this one looks original. I have to believe these are just lousy images.
Hey, maybe Jim sold his MONSTER F12? Jim, you out there?
Dave
Jim's F12:
Connor Numismatics Website
Re: "Jim's 1901s F12"
Now THAT is what midgrade Barbers should look like! ! Looks 15, pushing 18 to me, but maybe I'm 'new-school' and blind-sided by the toning... Thank you for posting that one Dave.
Don
<< <i>The one coin I will likely never have in my Barber Quarter set I am working on..... >>
I feel that way about the 1909 O and 1929 $5 Gold Half Eagles..... but I still like a challenge .
I didnt catch this thread till just now as I have been busy. The coin does look original, but the obverse is a borderline f-12, looks more like a vg-10+. There are so few around decent, that you can't be too choosey. Although the asking price is quite strong !!! Many of the better dates like the 01-s you literally have to buy the next grade level up to get the grade you want. The piece I had prior to my curent 01-s was in a PCGS-10 holder but was actually only a solid 8 at best and it was even in a PCGS green.
By the way, yes, I have sold off quite a bit of my holdings, but not the 01-s quarter. Still have it for that one reason alone as its nearly impossible to replace. Also, I believe my coin would no question holder at F-15.
Dave,
thanks for posting mine for me again!
jim
<< <i>just think of all the Moderns i could buy for $19K. amazing, simply amazing....................... >>
Yes, about 19,000.00 worth!
I like the look of that barber but also wondered how many letters are actually there.
Although, the way we graded 'em when I was a kid, Dimmick's coin is a VG since all 7 letters of LIBERTY are not full.
I guess this is OK for the services as long as the average grade goes UP - if grades start going down, then they are in big trouble on the guarantee side.
All that said, I'd much rather have Dimmick's coin than an ugly XF. That is way choice.
AFTR, as much as I may not appreciate moderns, there are several classic rarities outside the US borders that make more sense than this coin at 19K.
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I’m glad to hear this is not yours. Oh....and thanks for not suing me each time I use your 01-S images.
It’s just that I’m so amazed by your example, I tend to use it whenever possible. A mind-blowing “level of difficulty” coin.
Dave
Its hard to tell what the 1st 01-S looks like without it being in hand. From what I can see of it, it looks about 3 points less than Jim's 01-S ( which I have held in hand last year at the Ft Lauderdale FUN convention.)
Jim's coin should be graded F 15 if the first one's a F 12.
Its refreshing to see this date in anything above AG 3. Who knows when I'll find one available that will fit into my set.
As far as the asking price is concerned, next year everyone will think the $19K is a bargain.
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<< <i>I know PCGS makes some allowances for the 01-S in VG-8, ie, doesn't require a full rim on the reverse. >>
Full rim isn't needed on a VG-8*!!!
I know that they have been getting more and more lax on key dates but this is geting rediculous. Back when I first learned to grade one of the DEFINING features of a coin in Good was that it had to have full rims, front and back. If the rim had worn into even the top of the letters it was no better than AG.
Today almost all of the slabbed G-4 1916 D dimes I see have no rims on the reverse at all, and many have just partial or no rims on the obverse. These are coins that, before slabbing came to save us, would have been called Fr-2. (I don't normally look at coins in slabs, but there are SO MANY fake 1916-D dimes out there that if I was going to buy that last piece for my set even I would look for a certified coin.) But now you are telling me that the firms out there that are supposed to be protecting us from unscrupulous over grading dealers will call akey date coins VG-8 with only partial rims on the reverse? Man! if the major grading firms are calling these AG coins VG-8, I wonder what the overgraders would call them.
Hindsight is always better than foresight.
Jon
PS: Both of those 01-S's are nice!!!!!!! I don't think PCGS pushes grades on hight $ coins. I think it is just the opposite because of the grade guarentee.
That second 01-S has VF detail on the obv. The bottom of the band is almost full. The rev is a little weak for VF, but that is a very nice coin!!!!!
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<< <i>just think of all the Moderns i could buy for $19K. amazing, simply amazing....................... >>
interesting. >>
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
I don't usually know the good dates of a series I do not collect.
But, somehow, I don't think I am ever going to forget:
1901-S quarter.
It's been beaten into my skull. owche.
worth more then the second mortgage
on my house.
Camelot
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That's why the Barber quarters, as a series, are unlikely to gain much more of a following than they currently have.
The keys are just too expensive.
<< <i>For that money I would expect a high end EF or low end AU.
Have a Great Day!
Louis >>
Probably not - Laibstain has an XF-45 and wants $35,000.
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<< <i>For that money I would expect a high end EF or low end AU.
Have a Great Day!
Louis >>
Probably not - Laibstain has an XF-45 and wants $35,000. >>
Exactly - and an AU 55 sold for $42,500 last Spring. ...I should know.
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