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USMC_6115USMC_6115 Posts: 3,008 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Anyone else love these in the VF grades?


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  • CrackoutCrackout Posts: 1,369 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice half image

    I'm a big fan of VF grades for ALL coins - especially for my 7070 type set.

    VF-XF is known as the "collector grade".
  • JJMJJM Posts: 8,039 ✭✭✭✭✭
    great coins , that have brought some stuff and have some history, and remain in good shape,....nothing better
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  • 21Walker21Walker Posts: 1,762 ✭✭✭
    Sweet..........Rick
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  • LeeGLeeG Posts: 12,162 ✭
    Wish I had, or could find one, that niceimageimage
  • AZLARRYAZLARRY Posts: 1,189 ✭✭
    That is a good looking half. Barber's look better circulated than any other U.S. coin (IMHO).
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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,361 ✭✭✭✭✭
    While I am not a fan of the design, there is a charm associated with collecting these coins in decent circ grade...

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  • USCGCraigUSCGCraig Posts: 1,008 ✭✭
    Nice VF. Now, put together the whole set like that. You'll become hooked and have this disease that quite a few of us have picked up in the last couple of years.
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  • RTSRTS Posts: 1,408 ✭
    Nice.
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  • majorbigtimemajorbigtime Posts: 2,937 ✭
    As far as curculated Barbers go, nice one!
  • mirabelamirabela Posts: 5,044 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Good pickup. Barbers from choice Fine to XF are nice, IMO.
    mirabela
  • USMC_6115USMC_6115 Posts: 3,008 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Now, put together the whole set like that. >>



    I am! I'm working on a Date set at the moment but could switch to the whole thing in a moments notice. I think I'm getting hooked...
  • johngermanjohngerman Posts: 272 ✭
    I have to admit, the term "Perfect Wear" comes to mind, nice coin! J.image
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  • InYHWHWeTrustInYHWHWeTrust Posts: 1,449 ✭✭✭
    Nice coin.

    So how come you deleted your Registry of Barber halves so fast? Looked like you had a nice set going with those first 2 VFs?

    Don
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  • fcfc Posts: 12,793 ✭✭✭
    i do not care for the design but here is a bump so others
    can comment this lovely sat morning.
  • dizzyfoxxdizzyfoxx Posts: 9,823 ✭✭✭
    image and original. A great combination!image
    image...There's always time for coin collecting. image
  • USMC_6115USMC_6115 Posts: 3,008 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>So how come you deleted your Registry of Barber halves so fast? >>



    You scared me for a second there until I remembered that I changed the name to my board name. It's under the Date Set section but I may move it in with the big boys...It's up to three coins nowimage

    Thanks for the comments everyone...
  • Barberman55Barberman55 Posts: 1,605 ✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Now, put together the whole set like that. >>



    I am! I'm working on a Date set at the moment but could switch to the whole thing in a moments notice. I think I'm getting hooked... >>





    Oh no........not another one. Nice coin Stan.
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  • millenniummillennium Posts: 3,305
    I really like the look......Nice one.!image
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  • dtkk49adtkk49a Posts: 2,489 ✭✭✭
    How well did these actually circulate way back when ? Allot more than halves do now I would presume.
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  • USMC_6115USMC_6115 Posts: 3,008 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>How well did these actually circulate way back when ? Allot more than halves do now I would presume >>



    I'm not sure. But, I hear a lot of them are extremely tough to find in the VF/XF grades...
  • PonyExpress8PonyExpress8 Posts: 1,670 ✭✭✭
    I like it. Tough to find and yes half dollars where used extensively until the early 60's and then fell out of favor.

    I can remember my grandmother at the thrift store bakery getting lots of them. They bought a lot then and they were used in commerce. Smaller denomination coins were a bit more collected but halves just were used in commerce and too valuable to save back then.

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  • MFHMFH Posts: 11,720 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>

    << <i>Now, put together the whole set like that. >>



    I am! I'm working on a Date set at the moment but could switch to the whole thing in a moments notice. I think I'm getting hooked... >>





    Oh no........not another one. Nice coin Stan. >>



    The more the merrier....nice pick up, congrats.
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  • USMC_6115USMC_6115 Posts: 3,008 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Got this coin in hand today. Boy, the pictures don't do any justice for it all. The coin is actually lustrous! I've never seen a VF coin with cartwheels, but this coin has it.

    If I can take some better pics (don't count on it image), I'll post them here later.

    Problem is this coin makes my other two coins look too VF to meimage

  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    Beautiful surfaces and color on that beauty.
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