Nothing new on the Barber market that has caught my eye. A few nice halves every so often do show up but nothing I need to upgrade my collection.
Anyone see the stunning halves that ARCO has listed on Ebay ? TCHILD2 is his Ebay handle. I have a decent bid on a stunning 97-S that was BB'd by PCGS but its still a great looking coin. I doubt I'll be the winning bidder though.
I also see that Irv has a few of his NGC coins - as well as another 97-S in PCGS AU 55 - up at auction as well on Ebay. My raw 97-S coin - purchased from JJ Teaparty a few years ago - was graded AU 53 by PCGS, and looks like a shot at an upgrade to AU 55 - afterall, the gals at JJ Teaparty said it was an AU 58 .....
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I too am sorry to hear of your news and like Craig said, it may not seem so now but hopefully this forced changed will work out for the better for you. It is only fitting you should get post 500.
BTW folks, Dan Flood is too humble to post it here, but my BCCS quarterly came yesterday, showing that he has won the literary contest again this year! Small consolation I know,but still, a vote of confidence from the Barber constituency. (Yes I voted for you again, great articles, great enthusiasm!)
Don
Do your best to avoid circular arguments, as it will help you reason better, because better reasoning is often a result of avoiding circular arguments.
Order #20093664 / Submission #9065450 Line # Item # Cert # PCGS No. CoinDate Denomination Variety Country Grade 1 1 03819116 6496 1903-O 50C US XF40 2 1 03819117 6483 1899 50C US XF40 3 1 03819118 6484 1899-O 50C US VF30 4 1 03819119 6485 1899-S 50C US VF35 5 1 03819120 6523 1911-S 50C US VF35 6 1 03819121 6528 1913-D 50C US XF40 Tyler was right on this one, as usual 7 1 03819122 6509 1907-D 50C US XF45 8 1 03819123 6504 1906 50C US VF35
Total Items: 8
Date Received: 3/22/2007
Date Shipped: N/A
Order Status: Shipped
unbelievable turnaround time, thanks PCGS! Most of these have been pictured on this thread or recent ones or ebaY, no 'closet' finds here.
Don
Do your best to avoid circular arguments, as it will help you reason better, because better reasoning is often a result of avoiding circular arguments.
Don--wow, way to go on the PCGS grades...I know you're hitting cloud nine about right now!
Question for everybody: I found a PCGS XF-45 1914-P for sale but the source is looking at selling for ~$1250. According to my info this coin should probably retail for around $975...of course, the demand for mid-grade Barbers has increased and is driving the prices up. What would be a good price to offer? I need a 14-P and don't want to see it get away from me but $1250 seems awfully high. Comments?
WHEW! I just completed my G/VG ablum of Barber Halves aside from planned upgrades for eye appeal, etc... It was more challenging than I thought it would be in these grades, especially the older dates....
Dave99B...you realize of course that the 1900-S was one of the Phillippine Hoard coins and most were melted and among those that did survive many were harshly cleaned. Nice pick up !!!
UFunnieMan: Nice group of coins - and not a body bag in the bunch - congratulations !!
Mike Hayes ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
PM sent ... keep your chin up, your eyes ahead and your mind open ... I know we're all hoping that the silver lining is right around the corner for you.
As for those Phillipine Hoard Quarters, here's one I haven't shown in a while ...
All the best Dan!!
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Received my grades on two coins I dropped off at Baltimore. PCGS has stated thet 94-O I dropped off as being cleaned. This is the third time with this coin and I just don't see it. I also asked for my PCGS 97-S XF40 to be regraded. It is a XF41.5. Did it on a lark. Came back appropriately as XF40. I picked up a raw 05-P however I think it will go AU50.
Saw two nice AU50/53 97-S at Baltimore. Just too nice for me.
Let's see, DaveB, 10K for one coin, ....or..... in the fall I could drive 3 hrs to Hatteras, NC and fish with a local guide all morning in the surf or inshore for trout and flounder, x 30 (thirty) separate trips, for all expenses including the guide's beer and gas.. Hmmm... close call
Well, I paid my L nut for this one, so will have to keep it for a long, long time:
Don
Do your best to avoid circular arguments, as it will help you reason better, because better reasoning is often a result of avoiding circular arguments.
98-O is notoriously tough especially with that circulated cameo look.
Well Barber Fans, I'm down to my last 5to 6-weeks for my masters and am working on my thesis. Probably won't be contributing much between now and May 21st. I will get my coins into the BCCS census here shortly and will peruse the usual haunts for the three coins I need.
Data for my spreadhseet has been lagging since December. I'll keep up on it when I graduate in June.
Good luck, Craig, with finishing up the Masters! If we see something XF45 you need, I'm sure folks will alert you...
Tom, re: the 98o, I just meant that Barber lust can be an expensive undertaking at times, even for these dirty old circulated urchins. Where does my mind go? I case you were wondering, here's where the R one went
The 93 s will cost my firstborn I guess?
Don
Come on now folks, you know I am just kidding, so you don't have to quote it for the permanent record, right Elbesaar?!! I won't delete it...
Do your best to avoid circular arguments, as it will help you reason better, because better reasoning is often a result of avoiding circular arguments.
Here's the completed G / VG album pics that I promised. Keep in mind that this album is complete but not finished. I have several eye appeal upgrades to work on. Most of the coins that I don't like, came as package deals with others that I couldn't resist. I apologize in advance for the crappy pics.
Nice job Stan...alot of hard work getting that set together.
One of these days my dups will also be cracked out for my Dansco album as well.
Here's a recent upgrade for my 2nd tier set...with a special "thank you" to Brandon for telling me he was dropping out of the fray to bid on this :
1895-P Half PCGS AU 50 :
Alot of wonderful looking coins being posted here...love the look of the 1913-D in MS64, AZLARRY...also, 23Pairer, love the 98-S too.
Best of luck in the next 5-6 weeks Craig; get your thesis finished...then start on another spread sheet...how's that for "busting them !! ".
Edited to add : I won a choice 11-S on Teletrade this evening, image below.
BTW, I was tracking a few MS halves on Heritage's auction today... seems like there were some bargains out there...quite a few went for 20 - 25 % lower than I had pegged them for. No, didn't bid on anything - liked the 07-D in NGC 66 - but $ or the lack thereof kept me out of the race.
1911-S Half ANACS AU 50:
Another "Thank You" to Dave99B for resizing this coin to post here.
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Stan, Wow, that brings back some great memories of how I got hooked into this series, Excellent work there !!
MFH, Can't wait to see it when you finally get all of yours into the Whitman and Dansco albums.
Ahhhhhhh, 1898 s. Yes. 1898 s..... one day, the right one WILL come along.
Don
Do your best to avoid circular arguments, as it will help you reason better, because better reasoning is often a result of avoiding circular arguments.
Thanks for all the well wishes and PM's sent regarding my recent unemployment woes.
To ease my pain, here's a recent acquisition (which I haven't received yet). It's a PCGS, XF-45, 1911-S Barber quarter. The date is a little better date, with a mintage under 1 million. See Dave.....I also love the circulated Barber quarters too.
I’m GREEN with envy. Nice pick-up! Looks like a choice example too. Where did you snag that?
The 11-D is truly one of the better dates. The 11-D, and the 11-S to a lesser extent, get next to no respect. The Rodney Dangerfields of Barber quarters. But just try and locate one. I can’t speak to MS examples, but I do know I searched for 7 or 8 years before I found a really nice VF20 example for my set. Clearly the 11-D isn’t in the '09-O league', but then again, not many dates are. Very cool, man…
Congrats again (and good to see you hanging around) …
Dave
Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.
<< <i>I’m GREEN with envy. Nice pick-up! Looks like a choice example too. Where did you snag that?
The 11-D is truly one of the better dates. The 11-D, and the 11-S to a lesser extent, get next to no respect. The Rodney Dangerfields of Barber quarters. But just try and locate one. I can’t speak to MS examples, but I do know I searched for 7 or 8 years before I found a really nice VF20 example for my set. Clearly the 11-D isn’t in the '09-O league', but then again, not many dates are. Very cool, man… >>
Dave,
I picked up the 11-S from RCNH. I had them shoot me a quick image before one was posted on their website. I also have an 11-D, in VF-20, but it's raw. I don't remember where I picked up my 11-D, but I do remember the coin having a nice original look to it. And of course......the 09-O is still on my want list.
There seems no end in sight to all the great coins we're collecting...
I can attest to the fact that the 11-D & 11-S quarters are extremely difficult to locate and the examples which were just shown are absolutely outstanding. I have yet to find an unmolested 11-D quarter in AU. I was fortunate enough to locate a 11-S in NGC 55 from a fellow board member - Ron Hedden. { Of course, this was after I located an 11-S PCGS MS 64 at DLRC }
Todd, Nice group you've posted !!
Just picked up another decent half in a personal favorite date this evening on TeleTrade:
1898-P NGC AU 55 :
Update: 4/18/07. Received this coin today, Teletrade must have had an awful lot of lighting on when they imaged this coin. Its considerably darker than the images...almost a blue tint...its still a very nice coin - although I'm sure that PCGS would grade it AU 53 if they didn't bag it for questionable color. The luster is very strong and it has a decent strike. Its destined for the Dansco album anyway. Just thought I'd share this with everyone, without posting another post to this thread.
Mike Hayes ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
1893 MS-65 with a little toning around the edges. I think i posted smaller images before but these are my newest pics. Edit I just noticed the fingerprints on the reverse, their on the holder.
Want to buy an auction catalog for the William Hesslein Sale (December 2, 1926). Thanks to all those who have helped us obtain the others!!!
Comments
Dan: PM sent.
Nothing new on the Barber market that has caught my eye. A few nice
halves every so often do show up but nothing I need to upgrade my
collection.
Anyone see the stunning halves that ARCO has listed on Ebay ? TCHILD2
is his Ebay handle. I have a decent bid on a stunning 97-S that was BB'd by PCGS
but its still a great looking coin. I doubt I'll be the winning bidder though.
I also see that Irv has a few of his NGC coins - as well as another 97-S in PCGS AU 55 -
up at auction as well on Ebay. My raw 97-S coin - purchased from JJ Teaparty a few years
ago - was graded AU 53 by PCGS, and looks like a shot at an upgrade to AU 55 - afterall,
the gals at JJ Teaparty said it was an AU 58 .....
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New Barber Purchases
Best of luck, Rob
I too am sorry to hear of your news and like Craig said, it may not seem so now but hopefully this forced changed will work out for the better for you. It is only fitting you should get post 500.
BTW folks, Dan Flood is too humble to post it here, but my BCCS quarterly came yesterday, showing that he has won the literary contest again this year! Small consolation I know,but still, a vote of confidence from the Barber constituency.
Don
Line # Item # Cert # PCGS No. CoinDate Denomination Variety Country Grade
1 1 03819116 6496 1903-O 50C US XF40
2 1 03819117 6483 1899 50C US XF40
3 1 03819118 6484 1899-O 50C US VF30
4 1 03819119 6485 1899-S 50C US VF35
5 1 03819120 6523 1911-S 50C US VF35
6 1 03819121 6528 1913-D 50C US XF40 Tyler was right on this one, as usual
7 1 03819122 6509 1907-D 50C US XF45
8 1 03819123 6504 1906 50C US VF35
Total Items: 8
Date Received: 3/22/2007
Date Shipped: N/A
Order Status: Shipped
unbelievable turnaround time, thanks PCGS!
Most of these have been pictured on this thread or recent ones or ebaY, no 'closet' finds here.
Don
The rest of you clowns, start posting some images!
Dave
<< <i>Dan - PM sent.
The rest of you clowns, start posting some images!
Dave >>
The last coin I need to complete the entire Barber series...except for the 94-S dime of course...
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Don--wow, way to go on the PCGS grades...I know you're hitting cloud nine about right now!
Question for everybody: I found a PCGS XF-45 1914-P for sale but the source is looking at selling for ~$1250. According to my info this coin should probably retail for around $975...of course, the demand for mid-grade Barbers has increased and is driving the prices up. What would be a good price to offer? I need a 14-P and don't want to see it get away from me but $1250 seems awfully high. Comments?
Regards to all,
Dave
My experience on this date has been that I sold off my PCGS AU 58 six months ago for $1600 and
a PCGS XF 45 for $1350.
Grab the PCGS 45 for $1250 if its still available and it has good eye appeal.
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PICS to follow soon
$1250 does not sound out of line at all, unless the XF45 example is unappealing. Buy it!
PS, here's a little VF quarter I picked up from a member via the BST Board. Deep muted copper color. Not quite XF.
Thanks Rob (Lordmarcovan)!
Dave
Dave99B...you realize of course that the 1900-S was one of the Phillippine Hoard coins and most were melted and among those that did survive many were harshly cleaned. Nice pick up !!!
UFunnieMan: Nice group of coins - and not a body bag in the bunch - congratulations !!
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PM sent ... keep your chin up, your eyes ahead and your mind open ... I know we're all hoping that the silver lining is right around the corner for you.
As for those Phillipine Hoard Quarters, here's one I haven't shown in a while ...
All the best Dan!!
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
******
Thanks for the advice on the 14-P...wow nice coins all around!
From a board member, My first one in plastic.
Nice coins Don. PCGS has my Barbers logged in. Hope to get the dirty details in a couple of weeks.
Mainly a 94-O and I otped to try to try the regrade approach on the 97-S I picked up from Ken Larson.
I also Saw Irv put his Barbers on the PCGS site. I'm bumped to #9. Bummer. Not that I care though.
Looking for Denmark 1874 20-Kroner. Please offer.
Sorta cool. Anybody have 10K ?
Dave
Saw two nice AU50/53 97-S at Baltimore. Just too nice for me.
Boy, these last three are going to take awhile.
Looking for Denmark 1874 20-Kroner. Please offer.
Post the 94-O & 97-S so we can see what you're referring to !!!
Here are the two 1894-O's in my collection:
ANACS XF 40:
PCGS AU 55 :
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Well, I paid my L nut for this one, so will have to keep it for a long, long time:
Don
<< <i>
Well, I paid my L nut for this one, so will have to keep it for a long, long time:
...
Don >>
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Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
New Barber Purchases
Well Barber Fans, I'm down to my last 5to 6-weeks for my masters and am working on my thesis. Probably won't be contributing much between now and May 21st. I will get my coins into the BCCS census here shortly and will peruse the usual haunts for the three coins I need.
Data for my spreadhseet has been lagging since December. I'll keep up on it when I graduate in June.
My best to all,
Craig
Looking for Denmark 1874 20-Kroner. Please offer.
Tom, re: the 98o, I just meant that Barber lust can be an expensive undertaking at times, even for these dirty old circulated urchins. Where does my mind go? I case you were wondering, here's where the R one went
The 93 s will cost my firstborn I guess?
Don
Come on now folks, you know I am just kidding, so you don't have to quote it for the permanent record, right Elbesaar?!!
I won't delete it...
<< <i>... here's where the R one went
>>
When I sold you that 1914-P - I thought I got both the L & the R ones.
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I would love to hear from anyone that one of the coins I need comes available. That would be a cool graduation gift.
Nice matched set Stan.
Looking for Denmark 1874 20-Kroner. Please offer.
One of these days my dups will also be cracked out for my
Dansco album as well.
Here's a recent upgrade for my 2nd tier set...with a special "thank you"
to Brandon for telling me he was dropping out of the fray to bid on this :
1895-P Half PCGS AU 50 :
Alot of wonderful looking coins being posted here...love the look of the 1913-D in MS64, AZLARRY...also, 23Pairer, love the 98-S too.
Best of luck in the next 5-6 weeks Craig; get your thesis finished...then start on another
spread sheet...how's that for "busting them !! ".
Edited to add : I won a choice 11-S on Teletrade this evening, image below.
BTW, I was tracking a few MS halves on Heritage's auction today...
seems like there were some bargains out there...quite a few went
for 20 - 25 % lower than I had pegged them for. No, didn't bid on
anything - liked the 07-D in NGC 66 - but $ or the lack thereof
kept me out of the race.
1911-S Half ANACS AU 50:
Another "Thank You" to Dave99B for resizing this coin to post here.
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<< <i>As for those Phillipine Hoard Quarters, here's one I haven't shown in a while ...
All the best Dan!!
Nice '98-S quarter !!! That date is really tough, much moreso than people realize, especially in unc.
And I still don't have one !!
Best,
Sunnywood
Sunnywood's Rainbow-Toned Morgans (Retired)
Sunnywood's Barber Quarters (Retired)
Wow, that brings back some great memories of how I got hooked into this series, Excellent work there !!
MFH, Can't wait to see it when you finally get all of yours into the Whitman and Dansco albums.
Ahhhhhhh, 1898 s. Yes. 1898 s..... one day, the right one WILL come along.
Don
Thanks for all the well wishes and PM's sent regarding my recent unemployment woes.
To ease my pain, here's a recent acquisition (which I haven't received yet). It's a PCGS, XF-45, 1911-S Barber quarter. The date is a little better date, with a mintage under 1 million. See Dave.....I also love the circulated Barber quarters too.
Connor Numismatics Website
I’m GREEN with envy. Nice pick-up! Looks like a choice example too. Where did you snag that?
The 11-D is truly one of the better dates. The 11-D, and the 11-S to a lesser extent, get next to no respect. The Rodney Dangerfields of Barber quarters. But just try and locate one. I can’t speak to MS examples, but I do know I searched for 7 or 8 years before I found a really nice VF20 example for my set. Clearly the 11-D isn’t in the '09-O league', but then again, not many dates are. Very cool, man…
Congrats again (and good to see you hanging around) …
Dave
And with all that 11d talk, here's mine, if I haven't posted it here
but wait ... I have two new pickups to show off (and take input on) as well ...
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
5c worth
5 times that
comments appreciated
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
<< <i>I’m GREEN with envy. Nice pick-up! Looks like a choice example too. Where did you snag that?
The 11-D is truly one of the better dates. The 11-D, and the 11-S to a lesser extent, get next to no respect. The Rodney Dangerfields of Barber quarters. But just try and locate one. I can’t speak to MS examples, but I do know I searched for 7 or 8 years before I found a really nice VF20 example for my set. Clearly the 11-D isn’t in the '09-O league', but then again, not many dates are. Very cool, man… >>
Dave,
I picked up the 11-S from RCNH. I had them shoot me a quick image before one was posted on their website.
I also have an 11-D, in VF-20, but it's raw. I don't remember where I picked up my 11-D, but I do remember the coin having a nice original look to it. And of course......the 09-O is still on my want list.
Edited to add: Holy smokes, nice 11-D Todd.
Connor Numismatics Website
I can attest to the fact that the 11-D & 11-S quarters are extremely difficult to locate and the examples
which were just shown are absolutely outstanding. I have yet to find an unmolested 11-D quarter in AU.
I was fortunate enough to locate a 11-S in NGC 55 from a fellow board member - Ron Hedden.
{ Of course, this was after I located an 11-S PCGS MS 64 at DLRC }
Todd, Nice group you've posted !!
Just picked up another decent half in a personal favorite date this evening on TeleTrade:
1898-P NGC AU 55 :
Update: 4/18/07. Received this coin today, Teletrade must have had an awful lot of lighting on when they imaged this coin. Its considerably darker than the images...almost a blue tint...its still a very nice coin - although I'm sure that PCGS would grade it AU 53 if they didn't bag it for questionable color. The luster is very strong and it has a decent strike. Its destined for the Dansco album anyway. Just thought I'd share this with everyone, without posting another post to this thread.
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Mike - That is one choice 1898 AU55 half. Right in your sweet spot. Or wait, maybe it's an XF 1901-S quarter? Whatever it is, it's great!
Guess I better get to the eye doc soon. Been over a year. He needs to make another payment on his new silver BMW anyway.
Dave
P.S. Todd, that's a sweet 1889 "V" nickel too. Neat gold tone. It is a nickel, right?
- Jim
Mike, are you trying to corner the market?
- Jim
Edit I just noticed the fingerprints on the reverse, their on the holder.
Looks better in real life (my imaging skills are almost to the 5th grade level. Almost).
Dave
To keep this thread moving along, I'll post a coin every so often from my circulated collection
starting with 1892:
RAW: Half Dollar
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Casey - you're right, that a perfectly beautiful circulated 1901-O dime. Really like it !!!
To continue with the date progression I started yesterday...here's an 1893:
1893-S PCGS AU 55 :
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