I see you figured out image posting, and what a great coin to start with. I wish you'd find a really nice MS63 01-S quarter so I could make that one mine!
Thanks to all for the very nice comments about my 01-S.
Dogwood (Dennis), I'm still very interested in hearing about any possible availability of the 13-S quarter in PCGS-53, you formerly owned.
Lucanus (Doug), it won't take an MS-63 for us to conclude a transaction. All somebody needs to do is make an 01-S that looks like this available to me.
Vern l It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Yeah, Vern. THAT makes sense now, what with the choice quarters. Howdy! The 13-s you'd asked about is now another forum member's coin. Only recently found out myself who it eventually landed to, and them's not my tales to tell unless he posts it's pretty picture. POP 1 dammit!
Here is a recent quest gone right, fought hard for on the Bay, with a pre-sale heads up from Mike, thank you sir. Isn't as bomb-like as my beloved ex-avatar coin lovingly pictured alongside each of my posts, but I like it well enough to start calling it "my PC45 01-O".
We're all born MS70. I'm about a Fine 15 right now.
Thanks .. Been at it a while. Just never public about it. Not one to "flaunt" but I figure the exposure may help me grab the final few coins needed - many common dates; most of the keys are locked up. I was the runner up on the 1901-O XF45 half from a week ago Sunday night from David K. I have one in 40 with a weak strike.. and actually had a snipe set for $1000 that I forgot to set up.
Anyway, that 93-S was part of a large submission I had Liz from JJT submit for me as I live nearby and have known Liz, Miles, Gail for a long time .,.. I subscribe to the school of better "potential" grades when JJT submits to PC vs. me,. the small guy. Many coins came back "generously" graded, while a few came back undergraded. Of the 36 coins we submitted, this was one of about 3-4 that Liz was 100% confident would grade in the 45 range. We also expected 2-3 to have a 10% or less chance to grade that did grade ... Most came back properly graded.
The 93-S came back cleaned. Liz, in all her knowledge is baffled as am I. The 1915 is XF45.
Welcome Sam. You must be from the New Hampshire area.
I liked your 1893-S quite a bit and I graded it AU 53 with altered surfaces. It's a beauty though. Really a tough coin in that grade. I would resubmit under your own name.
Sometimes submitting thru an established agent can be of great help. Although I keep hearing that the graders do not know the identity of the submitter, I always wonder about that.
I'm also quite fond of both Liz & Gail, too. I have never met Miles. Again, Welcome !!
Mike Hayes ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
I stumbled accross this this morning - and after having looking over the images I had of my AU 58 of this date I knew it was time to upgrade this date.
The seller is an aquaintence from ATS and he spotted my ATS & eBay name and inquired if it was I bidding.
He was very cordial and stopped the auction - and awarded the coin to me at my current bid - which was under my Max bid. What a great guy - I won't give his name out for fear of any adverse comments he'd get from the under bidders...
Thanks again, L. >>
#1 Wouldnt the underbidders recognize the coin? #2 Do shield nickels fit the barber qualifier?
Shame about the 93-s, and the whole category of worthy coins that otherwise are insanely well preserved, yet but for a misappropriated handkerchief wipe, don't get graded. Please keep posting! It isn't "Flaunting", it's an educational exercise.
And I'll out myself, that I overvalued the 01-o at $1088. I usually don't stress on want dates, but that one had stuck in my craw for the longest time. Looks like it would have gone to a good collection had I not pulled it in.
We're all born MS70. I'm about a Fine 15 right now.
Thank you both. "Flaunting" was not the right word. I demonstrate my lack of good diction. I was about to reply about it having an old wipe when you beat me into the pot.. See below response I was typing. This paragraph added in response to you.
I actually sold that coin to Liz as she made a very strong offer. Alt. surfaces are possible, although the holder was 92'd and stated cleaning. While I realize there could be multiple issues, and they list the most prominent issue, I would think Liz to be too savvy to make a generous offer on a coin with that many problems? Possible still.. But she was also 90+% on with regards to the other 35 coins chance to grade and grade range.
If you ask me, I think the cleaning comes into play as the obverse looks like it was wiped lightly long ago. The luster not being where it should be for the detail .. Color slightly off. Either way, several professional opinions with coin in hand (vs. my poor photography skills) questioned PCGS opinion.
I sold the coin as I irrationally bought an over graded PCGS XF 45 from the April Heritage Signature Auction .. I do also have a properly graded VF30 as well. The 45 looks worse than the 30 if you ask my amateur opinion. I just decided to move on from it rather than play the crack and resubmit game even though it may have beared fruit had an AU 50 grade everI come out of it. I think she thought the risk was well worth the chance of the reward.
I stumbled accross this this morning - and after having looking over the images I had of my AU 58 of this date I knew it was time to upgrade this date.
The seller is an aquaintence from ATS and he spotted my ATS & eBay name and inquired if it was I bidding.
He was very cordial and stopped the auction - and awarded the coin to me at my current bid - which was under my Max bid. What a great guy - I won't give his name out for fear of any adverse comments he'd get from the under bidders...
Thanks again, L. >>
#1 Wouldnt the underbidders recognize the coin? #2 Do shield nickels fit the barber qualifier? >>
I did not ask to stop the auction. If the underbidders recognize the coin, "so be it". I just didn't want to throw the seller under the bus.
Barber did not design the Shield Nickel. James B. Longacre was the designer.
Mike Hayes ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
I previewed that over graded 1893-S PCGS 45. It just wasn't up to its assigned grade. The 93-S in my current set also came from Liz, a PCGS 53. It actually cost me a few hundred more than the AU 58 in my old set. Still, its a knock out coin and worth a premium for its toning.
Keep showing your coins, that's the whole purpose of this thread.
My old AU 58:
My current AU 53:
Mike Hayes ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
OK.... Here's a couple more halves and quarters .. Some of the absolute worst photography skills. I know that is probably cliche, but they're all taken from an iPhone app
Sam, all of those barbers are sweet. I love seeing a nice circ 08-s quarter like that, and the 04-o half is a highlight. But that 97-o half is, to me , the king of the set, and the single half I've never come close to obtaining in my desired XF or AU. There maybe 3 I've seen images of that aren't dipped out, with the bleachy patches and strange toning. Your first image can be showing it un-naturally. Your second image shows it very well and the look is super, but it may be to the other extreme of how it actually looks. I've never crossed NGC coins to PCGS, but I have seen my share of glossy BH in PC holders. No harm in trying, and no matter the plastic that surrounds it, that coin is TOUGH!!
We're all born MS70. I'm about a Fine 15 right now.
that 97-S quarter CMM has got to be one of a handful in that condition with the look - Monster Coin
The 2nd and 3rd pictures of the 97-O are closer to the real look. The first pix came out way over-exposed (iPhone) .. Still, when tilted, there is some "gloss" to it that is not representative of natural luster, though not too much. I agree, I've seen worse in PC holders but we know how inconsistent they can be. The 01-S came out over exposed too. It really is a nicer coin if properly photographed.
Really amazing coins Mike. Incredible and mesmerizing.
Vern, you have some gorgeous material I have not seen coins of such rarity with such amazing eye appeal, originality and detail. Priceless stuff. I honestly don't know if I would or could part with those 3 beautiful coins, especially the 97-S. I consider them unreplaceable at that level. 10+ across the board
Kind of small pics on that 04S dime, Mike Still, it looks nice.....I'm also thinking AU53, although being a tough semikey, maybe it got the AU55.
For those of you that may have missed it on the other thread I posted along with seated half, here you go - Yes, I wish it was an 'S', or even a 'P'......the 'D' is hardly worthy of Mega Thread these days!
No picture here but I just talked to the dealer that has helped me build AU sets of Barber dimes, quarters and halves. Apparently I am officially finished with the acquisition of my last half - an AU 1896-O of which many have been shown on this current page of the forum. It took me five years to finish the halves with the 96-O the lone hold out for at least two years. No one I know will realize how hard it is to build these sets so I share it with you. I was very lucky as it only took 13 months to do the dimes and 19 months to do the quarters. Time to move on to something else.
In the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king.
Mowgli - looking forward to seeing your images !! Congrats - I know how hard it must have been to get the three sets completed. The 1896-O Half in AU is a very tough coin - and most of us have had a battle locating one for our own sets.
Vern... once again ... very, very nice coin.
Quick question for all the Barberites here - any one ever run across a nice 1897-O Dime in an AU 55-58 PCGS ? A good friend of ours is still searching - and he certainly would greatly appreciate a lead to one that is for sale.
I actually happened to have a larger image of the 1904-S ... Ok - now guess the grade -
Mike Hayes ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
Congrats on the completion of the difficult sets of Barbers... 19 months is a minor miracle for the quarters!! Even the "common" coins are uncommon and the semi-keys can take months or years to surface. Let alone the keys... and not just "The Big 3", but also a vast number of roughly 15 less recognized, neglected, under-the-radar and highly under-rated (hate cliche terms) dates .. The kicker being not only finding the coin(s) in the grade range, but then also finding one you actually like ... And of course there is the financial side that often limits people, but that depends on the individual obviously.
As far as transactions with other forum members, that was one of the reasons I came out of the dark... Hoping to make some connections to either buy or trade coins.
Feel free to PM me or contact me should anyone be looking to do any business. Although I have my halves and quarters on the PCGS registry, it is not entirely accurate as I have a lot of NGC and ANACS coins I need to cross, sell or trade and many others not posted. Still a decent reference point. I am from the northeast so figuring out my registry name shouldn't be too challenging.
barberkeys - that was a 13D I posted, but yes, still not a scarce item, I know.
SAM5969 - glad I'm not the only one thinking 19 mo's to do a high circ Barber quarter set is a minor miracle! You are so right about the semikeys, of which there are many in that series.....09O, 01O, 97O, 97S, 05O, 08S, etc etc.....the Big Three of course are stoppers for many people, but even apart from that, I think the quarters may be tougher than the halves, but they do not have the same cachet.
I had guessed AU53 on that dime, but with the larger image I'm almost inclined to go to 50 but I have not studied enough dimes to make a proper educated estimate.
That 94-O Quarter is spectacular; the one I posted yesterday in PC 55 pales and I consider it to be a nice coin - You have some 10 bell coins - best of the best Vern. Very very nice sir
Sam - Checked out your registry, congrats on lots and lots of stellar, tough coins. Always good to meet a fellow hockey fan, and we were rooting for the same team in the Cup finals last year, but otherwise, Go Wings. I got involved in the message boards for the same reason as you, but I couldn't figure out how to PM you.
TomB - Like that orig 97-S, and your website.
Another coin, one of the few higher grade ones I have not in a PC holder (yet).
Vern l It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Ok, I should have realized that Log Potato's post didn't surface, and my last post didn't show up either...
..... this Thread gets hung up more than most, I fear.
Well... I heard from ANACS in Colorado Springs the other day. The Charles Barber course for the 2nd week is officially open and there very well may be a few places available in the class. I would get in touch with Susan MacMillan of the ANA at 719-482-9850. if you'd like to attend. Our Barber expert Glenn Holsonbake is the lead instructor and I will be assisting him as best I can. My duties have been to research Die Varieties and I feel that this assignment has taught me more than I thought possible.
Susan informed me that their computers crashed a few weeks ago and they have been unable to get me the promotional material I requested from their Graphics Department, so I could bombard the Boards around the country... Coin Talk, NGC, etc.
If anyone of this Forum is planning on attending, please say Hi ... and list your names. I am looking forward to this Summer Seminar and I hope to meet as many Barber collectors as I can.
Happy Hunting !!
Mike Hayes ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
<< <i> The Board is too kind - why our fellow Barberites are not the Graders at PCGS, I'll never know !
Graded by our Hosts as an XF 45 >>
I agree with 45
I just got back 6 coins that I bought from a customer who cracked them out. Yes I have the tags! 3 graded the same...1- 5 points less,another 10 points less...and the 3rd a 92....It was am 03-O in 40. There is absolutly no consistancy in the grading of Barbers at this point. I refuse to play the game and crack and send in. I will sell the coins for what I think they grade or I will keep them! I have already sold at least 5 coins in PCGS holders at the proper level which were a grade less! Buy the coin! Not the Holder!!!!!
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Barberkeys -
Nice Quarter !!
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That's truely a homerun right there.
I'll say 35.
You been at this awhile I'm guessing.
I see you figured out image posting, and what a great coin to start with. I wish you'd find a really nice MS63 01-S quarter
so I could make that one mine!
Doug
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Dogwood (Dennis), I'm still very interested in hearing about any possible availability of the 13-S quarter in PCGS-53, you formerly owned.
Lucanus (Doug), it won't take an MS-63 for us to conclude a transaction. All somebody needs to do is make an 01-S that looks like this available to me.
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
THAT makes sense now, what with the choice quarters. Howdy!
The 13-s you'd asked about is now another forum member's coin.
Only recently found out myself who it eventually landed to, and them's not my tales to tell unless he posts it's pretty picture. POP 1 dammit!
Here is a recent quest gone right, fought hard for on the Bay, with a pre-sale heads up from Mike, thank you sir.
Isn't as bomb-like as my beloved ex-avatar coin lovingly pictured alongside each of my posts, but I like it well enough to start calling it "my PC45 01-O".
Glad to see you got your 01-O, Dennis! I like it a lot!
With nice key dates.
Welcome Sam.
Anyway, that 93-S was part of a large submission I had Liz from JJT submit for me as I live nearby and have known Liz, Miles, Gail for a long time .,.. I subscribe to the school of better "potential" grades when JJT submits to PC vs. me,. the small guy. Many coins came back "generously" graded, while a few came back undergraded. Of the 36 coins we submitted, this was one of about 3-4 that Liz was 100% confident would grade in the 45 range. We also expected 2-3 to have a 10% or less chance to grade that did grade ... Most came back properly graded.
The 93-S came back cleaned. Liz, in all her knowledge is baffled as am I.
The 1915 is XF45.
Welcome Sam. You must be from the New Hampshire area.
I liked your 1893-S quite a bit and I graded it AU 53 with
altered surfaces. It's a beauty though. Really a tough coin
in that grade. I would resubmit under your own name.
Sometimes submitting thru an established agent can be of
great help. Although I keep hearing that the graders do not
know the identity of the submitter, I always wonder about that.
I'm also quite fond of both Liz & Gail, too. I have never met Miles.
Again, Welcome !!
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Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
New Barber Purchases
<< <i>Thanks, LP ...
----------------------
I stumbled accross this this morning - and after having
looking over the images I had of my AU 58 of this date
I knew it was time to upgrade this date.
The seller is an aquaintence from ATS and he spotted my
ATS & eBay name and inquired if it was I bidding.
He was very cordial and stopped the auction - and awarded the
coin to me at my current bid - which was under my Max bid.
What a great guy - I won't give his name out for fear of any
adverse comments he'd get from the under bidders...
Thanks again, L. >>
#1 Wouldnt the underbidders recognize the coin?
#2 Do shield nickels fit the barber qualifier?
Please keep posting! It isn't "Flaunting", it's an educational exercise.
And I'll out myself, that I overvalued the 01-o at $1088. I usually don't stress on want dates, but that one had stuck in my craw for the longest time. Looks like it would have gone to a good collection had I not pulled it in.
I actually sold that coin to Liz as she made a very strong offer. Alt. surfaces are possible, although the holder was 92'd and stated cleaning. While I realize there could be multiple issues, and they list the most prominent issue, I would think Liz to be too savvy to make a generous offer on a coin with that many problems? Possible still.. But she was also 90+% on with regards to the other 35 coins chance to grade and grade range.
If you ask me, I think the cleaning comes into play as the obverse looks like it was wiped lightly long ago. The luster not being where it should be for the detail .. Color slightly off. Either way, several professional opinions with coin in hand (vs. my poor photography skills) questioned PCGS opinion.
I sold the coin as I irrationally bought an over graded PCGS XF 45 from the April Heritage Signature Auction .. I do also have a properly graded VF30 as well. The 45 looks worse than the 30 if you ask my amateur opinion. I just decided to move on from it rather than play the crack and resubmit game even though it may have beared fruit had an AU 50 grade everI come out of it. I think she thought the risk was well worth the chance of the reward.
<< <i>
<< <i>Thanks, LP ...
----------------------
I stumbled accross this this morning - and after having
looking over the images I had of my AU 58 of this date
I knew it was time to upgrade this date.
The seller is an aquaintence from ATS and he spotted my
ATS & eBay name and inquired if it was I bidding.
He was very cordial and stopped the auction - and awarded the
coin to me at my current bid - which was under my Max bid.
What a great guy - I won't give his name out for fear of any
adverse comments he'd get from the under bidders...
Thanks again, L. >>
#1 Wouldnt the underbidders recognize the coin?
#2 Do shield nickels fit the barber qualifier? >>
I did not ask to stop the auction. If the underbidders recognize the coin,
"so be it". I just didn't want to throw the seller under the bus.
Barber did not design the Shield Nickel.
James B. Longacre was the designer.
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Sam,
I previewed that over graded 1893-S PCGS 45. It just wasn't up to its
assigned grade. The 93-S in my current set also came from Liz, a PCGS 53.
It actually cost me a few hundred more than the AU 58 in my old set.
Still, its a knock out coin and worth a premium for its toning.
Keep showing your coins, that's the whole purpose of this thread.
My old AU 58:
My current AU 53:
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New Barber Purchases
Sam5969 - So nice to see those barber keys.
Mike - Once again, glad to have your 13-S qtr, will put pics up in near future.
Amwld - If the taxi has a nice XF 96-O half, I'll pay the fare.
For tonight, another favorite of mine.
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Barberkeys, now you are just showing off!
Vern... What a coin !!!
An 1897-S Center MM - one of the unspoken Great rarities of the Barber Quarters !!
Nice coin !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My old 13-S - PCGS 55 [ EX: ICG 58 ]
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Someone say 1896-O Halves ?
My old 1896-O:
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My old 1893-P :
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Now for something a little different.
This and a couple of other halves can be found on BST.
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
I've just viewed your 97-S Quarter and it is certainly a truly scarce item with a great look. You have the envy of all Barberrites!!!
Congrats.
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Craig
Sam,
Nice looking coins you're posting - Thanks for sharing them.
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A good friend that I met thru Walkerguy21D a few years ago
has offered me a Dime that I sold two years ago & I am thrilled to get her back .....
1904-S - Purchased raw from JJ Teaparty - in 1998 - as an AU 55:
Guess the grade that PCGS gave it...
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But that 97-o half is, to me , the king of the set, and the single half I've never come close to obtaining in my desired XF or AU. There maybe 3 I've seen images of that aren't dipped out, with the bleachy patches and strange toning. Your first image can be showing it un-naturally. Your second image shows it very well and the look is super, but it may be to the other extreme of how it actually looks. I've never crossed NGC coins to PCGS, but I have seen my share of glossy BH in PC holders.
No harm in trying, and no matter the plastic that surrounds it, that coin is TOUGH!!
that 97-S quarter CMM has got to be one of a handful in that condition with the look - Monster Coin
The 2nd and 3rd pictures of the 97-O are closer to the real look. The first pix came out way over-exposed (iPhone) .. Still, when tilted, there is some "gloss" to it that is not representative of natural luster, though not too much. I agree, I've seen worse in PC holders but we know how inconsistent they can be. The 01-S came out over exposed too. It really is a nicer coin if properly photographed.
Vern, you have some gorgeous material I have not seen coins of such rarity with such amazing eye appeal, originality and detail. Priceless stuff.
I honestly don't know if I would or could part with those 3 beautiful coins, especially the 97-S. I consider them unreplaceable at that level. 10+ across the board
Still, it looks nice.....I'm also thinking AU53, although being a tough semikey, maybe it got the AU55.
For those of you that may have missed it on the other thread I posted along with seated half, here you go -
Yes, I wish it was an 'S', or even a 'P'......the 'D' is hardly worthy of Mega Thread these days!
19 months to do the quarters - I would have thought it would have taken longer, as this is by no means an easy series.
Mike - Hard to say on the 04-S, pics are small, but 55 wouldn't surprise me.
Walkerguy - Nice 12-D, my experience is that no original barber quarters are easy.
Mowgli - Congratulations on quite an achievement. I'd really like to see pics of your three quarter keys.
Pics are of my latest acquisition, rec'd a couple of days ago. MM might have minor repunch.
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Mowgli - looking forward to seeing your images !! Congrats - I know how hard it must have been to get the three sets completed.
The 1896-O Half in AU is a very tough coin - and most of us have had a battle locating one for our own sets.
Vern... once again ... very, very nice coin.
Quick question for all the Barberites here - any one ever run across a nice 1897-O Dime in an AU 55-58 PCGS ?
A good friend of ours is still searching - and he certainly would greatly appreciate a lead to one that is for sale.
I actually happened to have a larger image of the 1904-S ... Ok - now guess the grade -
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Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
New Barber Purchases
Even the "common" coins are uncommon and the semi-keys can take months or years to surface. Let alone the keys... and not just "The Big 3", but also a vast number of roughly 15 less recognized, neglected, under-the-radar and highly under-rated (hate cliche terms) dates .. The kicker being not only finding the coin(s) in the grade range, but then also finding one you actually like ... And of course there is the financial side that often limits people, but that depends on the individual obviously.
As far as transactions with other forum members, that was one of the reasons I came out of the dark... Hoping to make some connections to either buy or trade coins.
Feel free to PM me or contact me should anyone be looking to do any business. Although I have my halves and quarters on the PCGS registry, it is not entirely accurate as I have a lot of NGC and ANACS coins I need to cross, sell or trade and many others not posted. Still a decent reference point. I am from the northeast so figuring out my registry name shouldn't be too challenging.
SAM5969 - glad I'm not the only one thinking 19 mo's to do a high circ Barber quarter set is a minor miracle! You are so right about the semikeys, of which there are many in that series.....09O, 01O, 97O, 97S, 05O, 08S, etc etc.....the Big Three of course are stoppers for many people, but even apart from that, I think the quarters may be tougher than the halves, but they do not have the same cachet.
Mike - I'll guess 50-53 after seeing the bigger pics. And still looking for the right 97-O dime myself. A very tough coin in nice AU.
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Doug
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
That 94-O Quarter is spectacular; the one I posted yesterday in PC 55 pales and I consider it to be a nice coin - You have some 10 bell coins - best of the best Vern. Very very nice sir
TomB - Like that orig 97-S, and your website.
Another coin, one of the few higher grade ones I have not in a PC holder (yet).
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
The Board is too kind - why our fellow Barberites are not the Graders at PCGS, I'll never know !
Graded by our Hosts as an XF 45
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Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
New Barber Purchases
Ok, I should have realized that Log Potato's post didn't surface, and my last post didn't show up either...
..... this Thread gets hung up more than most, I fear.
Well... I heard from ANACS in Colorado Springs the other day. The Charles Barber course for the 2nd
week is officially open and there very well may be a few places available in the class. I would get in touch
with Susan MacMillan of the ANA at 719-482-9850. if you'd like to attend. Our Barber expert Glenn
Holsonbake is the lead instructor and I will be assisting him as best I can. My duties have been to research
Die Varieties and I feel that this assignment has taught me more than I thought possible.
Susan informed me that their computers crashed a few weeks ago and they have been unable to get me the
promotional material I requested from their Graphics Department, so I could bombard the Boards around
the country... Coin Talk, NGC, etc.
If anyone of this Forum is planning on attending, please say Hi ... and list your names. I am looking forward
to this Summer Seminar and I hope to meet as many Barber collectors as I can.
Happy Hunting !!
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Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
New Barber Purchases
<< <i> The Board is too kind - why our fellow Barberites are not the Graders at PCGS, I'll never know !
Graded by our Hosts as an XF 45
I agree with 45
I just got back 6 coins that I bought from a customer who cracked them out. Yes I have the tags! 3 graded the same...1- 5 points less,another 10 points less...and the 3rd a 92....It was am 03-O in 40. There is absolutly no consistancy in the grading of Barbers at this point. I refuse to play the game and crack and send in. I will sell the coins for what I think they grade or I will keep them! I have already sold at least 5 coins in PCGS holders at the proper level which were a grade less! Buy the coin! Not the Holder!!!!!