Its well known that PCGS will grade a dipped coin, but they fall short of knowingly certify an obviously cleaned coin. Although a few have slipped thru - especially if they grade a coin every 15 seconds. Heavy workload will result in a few things slipping past them.
I was appaled that the coin that Dave99B posted in another thread was holdered as a VF 30. I would have been hard pressed to give it a VF 20 - and alot of us mentioned the coin was a F 18 [ this old grade is no longer in use however. ]
Re: NGC not grading damaged coins, if the damage was on the unstruck portion of the planchlet, then it would be acceptable.
Dan - nice coin. As I mentioned on the BST, if that coin was twelve years older, I'd snap it up in a heartbeat.
Gecko109 - As Craig mentioned, those are far from crappy coins. I like them both very much. The 15-D is a strong XF 45 - and although Craig and I both have this date in XF 45 - we'd both would have gone head-to-head going after that coin if it were available. Tombr collects VF 30's - and that 1909-P would certainly slide into his collection. Nice coin, too.
I doubt PCGS will give out that designation, Broadstruck.
I've been checking Heritage's web site for Irv's coins - none seem to be listed so far.
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<< <i>Its well known that PCGS will grade a dipped coin, but they fall short of knowingly certify an obviously cleaned coin. Although a few have slipped thru - especially if they grade a coin every 15 seconds. Heavy workload will result in a few things slipping past them.
I was appaled that the coin that Dave99B posted in another thread was holdered as a VF 30. I would have been hard pressed to give it a VF 20 - and alot of us mentioned the coin was a F 18 [ this old grade is no longer in use however. ]
Re: NGC not grading damaged coins, if the damage was on the unstruck portion of the planchlet, then it would be acceptable.
Dan - nice coin. As I mentioned on the BST, if that coin was twelve years older, I'd snap it up in a heartbeat.
Gecko109 - As Craig mentioned, those are far from crappy coins. I like them both very much. The 15-D is a strong XF 45 - and although Craig and I both have this date in XF 45 - we'd both would have gone head-to-head going after that coin if it were available. Tombr collects VF 30's - and that 1909-P would certainly slide into his collection. Nice coin, too.
I doubt PCGS will give out that designation, Broadstruck.
I've been checking Heritage's web site for Irv's coins - none seem to be listed so far. >>
Every 15 seconds huh? So if each submission costs an average of $22 each, that means that each grader at PCGS generates revenues of $5,280/ hour, or translated into an 8 hour day....$42,240/ day. Now multiply that by perhaps 10 graders, and PCGS pulls in almost half a million a day in revenue. Wow, with revenue like that, maybe, just MAYBE they should slow down a tad and try to get the grading/BBing right huh?
<< <i> Every 15 seconds huh? So if each submission costs an average of $22 each, that means that each grader at PCGS generates revenues of $5,280/ hour, or translated into an 8 hour day....$42,240/ day. Now multiply that by perhaps 10 graders, and PCGS pulls in almost half a million a day in revenue. Wow, with revenue like that, maybe, just MAYBE they should slow down a tad and try to get the grading/BBing right huh? >>
You'd think so, wouldn't you.
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... and Gecko, unmessed with Barbers are not crappy ... in fact they are difficult at best, impossible even sometimes ... both of yours are nice and at least more original than not (especially the 15-D)
Dan ... mighty sweet coin
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<< <i>Here's one of my newps... it has "the look":
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Man does it ever have "the look"!!!!! I wish I could just find Barbers like this, let alone buy them. True story guys....the hardest single coin to find for my 7070 set was an honest, unmolested EF45. Took me 3 months to find one, and im in Chicago with at least 8 major B&Ms within an hour from me. Turns out the EF45 that I bought raw landed in a PCGS 53 slab.
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.
Very exciting news Barber Fans. The Coast Guard Detailer (the guy who tells you where you are transferring to) just called and I am heading back home to Seattle this summer to take on the Incident Management Division Chief position at Sector Seattle. It is a Lieutenant Commander position and I am only a Lieutenant. So that is a huge feather in my cap. Also, we just signed a contract for selling our house here in Maryland. Now, the trifecta is getting an XF45 from PCGS on one of my 05-Ps.
That 1900-O on Ebay actually has a nice look to it and I would bet would fit nicely in a PCGS XF45 holder due to it be from New Orleans. May have been lightly wiped in the past but I bet it would slab. Tough coin. I bought mine raw and had it slabbed.
Congrats are your new assignment sir. I only made E-6 when I was in the Navy back in the late 70's early 80's. Tell me, has the Coast Guard changed their policy about being 6' 2" or taller to join? I heard they did this should the cutters sink so you guys would be able to walk to shore.
Here's the newest addition to my Barber Nickel collection. Thanks Dan !
I had a raw 1885 in AU 58 - but I bought it raw back in 1994 - and the coin was wiped at one time [ I originally thought these lines were from circulation.]
I'm thrilled to have sold the raw coin for twice what I paid for it - and was able to get this coin.
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Charles Barber's father, William, is responsible for this coin, the latest addition to my budding Trade Dollar collection:
LOL : I didn't realize the images are so tiny ... sorry.
Its an 1876-P in an ANACS 55 holder - looks like it could upgrade to a 58. This'll be crossed to PCGS soon; once I have five Trade Dollars in my collection [ this one makes the third ] I'll send them in for Tru View imaging.
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I found this beaut at the ANA show in Phoenix. An EXTREMELY TOUGH coin to find in XF, let alone one with "the look". Needless to say, I gobbled it up immediately!
<< <i>That's a sweet 85 Mike. It may be the one I had back in the 80's that I sold. >>
Not in less it was in an ANACS holder, or raw......I recently crossed the coin to PCGS. I've owned the coin in the ANACS holder now for a number of years.
<< <i>That's a sweet 85 Mike. It may be the one I had back in the 80's that I sold. >>
Not in less it was in an ANACS holder, or raw......I recently crossed the coin to PCGS. I've owned the coin in the ANACS holder now for a number of years. >>
Yes, I agree. It is a sweet coin. Although I'd grade it closer to 35 rather than 40; at least that's the amount of detail "they're" grading this coin for; from my personal experience. Its really a VF 37.5.
Somewhere in my files - although I can't seem to locate them - is my lowly 1901-O from Tyler in PCGS 12. Locating this date in VF - XF - or so - is a major find. Congratulations Cary - I like the coin alot !
Looks like your 12 mile trek at the ANA paid off for you. Great pick up !
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<< <i>Saintguru just posted a few Tru-View's of Dr. Steve Duckor's Barber Halves... >>
Yeah Call this Plagiarism on my part
<< <i>Recently PCGS requested to photograph a dozen of the best of Dr. Steve Duckor's #1 Registry set of Barber Halves. This single collection is one of the finest sets of any type in the entire Registry.
These coins have only been dispayed once. In a rare break from his great humility Steve has asked that these be shared with collectors. It's my honor to post these for my great friend and mentor. Enjoy these amazing coins!
Sorry.....but I just had to grab the #1,500 post position on the monster Barber thread
It was a about a year ago, on post #500 of this Barber thread, that I mentioned losing my job. For someone in their early fifties, losing their job in a field where outsourcing seems to be the norm and company's aren't in any hurry to hire folk's in their fifities, I was a little fearful to say the least. My son was 14 years old at the time, my wife just bought a new car (out of necessity), and having moved into our new home a couple of year's prior to that, we had a nice big fat mortgage to pay.
It was always a dream of mine to do something with coins on a professional basis, and it just so happened that my bad misfortune allowed me the opportunity to give it a shot (with the huge support of my wife). So here I am, 1 year and 1000 posts later on this thread, still paying my bills, and doing something that I only dreamed of doing.
Thanks to everyone on the boards for you're support over the last year. It was something that I really needed and appreciated, especially during those times when my wife had her doubts about the coin business.
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Just like NGC not slabing damaged coins
Its well known that PCGS will grade a dipped coin, but they fall short of knowingly certify an obviously cleaned coin. Although a few have slipped thru - especially if they grade a coin every 15 seconds. Heavy workload will result in a few things slipping past them.
I was appaled that the coin that Dave99B posted in another thread was holdered as a VF 30. I would have been hard pressed to give it a VF 20 - and alot of us mentioned the coin was a F 18 [ this old grade is no longer in use however. ]
Re: NGC not grading damaged coins, if the damage was on the unstruck portion of the planchlet, then it would be acceptable.
Dan - nice coin. As I mentioned on the BST, if that coin was twelve years older, I'd snap it up in a heartbeat.
Gecko109 - As Craig mentioned, those are far from crappy coins. I like them both very much. The 15-D is a strong XF 45 - and although Craig and I both have this date in XF 45 - we'd both would have gone head-to-head going after that coin if it were available. Tombr collects VF 30's - and that 1909-P would certainly slide into his collection. Nice coin, too.
I doubt PCGS will give out that designation, Broadstruck.
I've been checking Heritage's web site for Irv's coins - none seem to be listed so far.
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<< <i>Its well known that PCGS will grade a dipped coin, but they fall short of knowingly certify an obviously cleaned coin. Although a few have slipped thru - especially if they grade a coin every 15 seconds. Heavy workload will result in a few things slipping past them.
I was appaled that the coin that Dave99B posted in another thread was holdered as a VF 30. I would have been hard pressed to give it a VF 20 - and alot of us mentioned the coin was a F 18 [ this old grade is no longer in use however. ]
Re: NGC not grading damaged coins, if the damage was on the unstruck portion of the planchlet, then it would be acceptable.
Dan - nice coin. As I mentioned on the BST, if that coin was twelve years older, I'd snap it up in a heartbeat.
Gecko109 - As Craig mentioned, those are far from crappy coins. I like them both very much. The 15-D is a strong XF 45 - and although Craig and I both have this date in XF 45 - we'd both would have gone head-to-head going after that coin if it were available. Tombr collects VF 30's - and that 1909-P would certainly slide into his collection. Nice coin, too.
I doubt PCGS will give out that designation, Broadstruck.
I've been checking Heritage's web site for Irv's coins - none seem to be listed so far. >>
Every 15 seconds huh? So if each submission costs an average of $22 each, that means that each grader at PCGS generates revenues of $5,280/ hour, or translated into an 8 hour day....$42,240/ day. Now multiply that by perhaps 10 graders, and PCGS pulls in almost half a million a day in revenue. Wow, with revenue like that, maybe, just MAYBE they should slow down a tad and try to get the grading/BBing right huh?
<< <i>
Every 15 seconds huh? So if each submission costs an average of $22 each, that means that each grader at PCGS generates revenues of $5,280/ hour, or translated into an 8 hour day....$42,240/ day. Now multiply that by perhaps 10 graders, and PCGS pulls in almost half a million a day in revenue. Wow, with revenue like that, maybe, just MAYBE they should slow down a tad and try to get the grading/BBing right huh? >>
You'd think so, wouldn't you.
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Very, very nice!!!
... and Gecko, unmessed with Barbers are not crappy ... in fact they are difficult at best, impossible even sometimes ... both of yours are nice and at least more original than not (especially the 15-D)
Dan ... mighty sweet coin
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<< <i>Dan, that 13-S quarter is outstanding! Eye Candy Maximus!
Dave >>
How about another quarter. They gave it a VF30
Tom...how about I follow the lead - here's a 1911-S Quarter in NGC 55 - just sold this week:
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Now how about a crusty old key date---it's VG8
but how about this 1914-S half ... no longer in my collection, however:
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Nice looking coins, Cary & Broadstruck
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<< <i>Here's one of my newps... it has "the look":
Man does it ever have "the look"!!!!! I wish I could just find Barbers like this, let alone buy them. True story guys....the hardest single coin to find for my 7070 set was an honest, unmolested EF45. Took me 3 months to find one, and im in Chicago with at least 8 major B&Ms within an hour from me. Turns out the EF45 that I bought raw landed in a PCGS 53 slab.
Here's my 12-s
Looking for Denmark 1874 20-Kroner. Please offer.
<< <i>You guys and your really sweet crusty quarters need to stop. That is going to led me down a path I can't afford....... >>
Here's another really sweet crusty quarter......that recently found a new home. I'm surprised it took as long as it did.
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<< <i>Any thoughts on this one? I say XF40-45 and cleaned.
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Sounds about right!
Edited to add: Looks lightly cleaned.....not as harsh as most.
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Okay-----------1900-O quarter
That 1900-O on Ebay actually has a nice look to it and I would bet would fit nicely in a PCGS XF45 holder due to it be from New Orleans. May have been lightly wiped in the past but I bet it would slab. Tough coin. I bought mine raw and had it slabbed.
Looking for Denmark 1874 20-Kroner. Please offer.
<< <i>Any thoughts on this one? I say XF40-45 and cleaned.
Link >>
I agree with Craig, I think it'll slab. Not a bad looking coin at all.
Don't worry, I'm not going to go after it, I bought this coin from Craig in January - 2007
for my 2nd tier set:
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PCGS AU 58:
Here's the newest addition to my Barber Nickel collection. Thanks Dan !
I had a raw 1885 in AU 58 - but I bought it raw back in 1994 - and the
coin was wiped at one time [ I originally thought these lines were from
circulation.]
I'm thrilled to have sold the raw coin for twice what I paid for it - and was able to get this coin.
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Charles Barber's father, William, is responsible for this coin, the latest
addition to my budding Trade Dollar collection:
LOL : I didn't realize the images are so tiny ... sorry.
Its an 1876-P in an ANACS 55 holder - looks like it could upgrade to a 58. This'll be crossed to PCGS soon; once I have five Trade Dollars in my collection [ this one makes the third ] I'll send them in for Tru View imaging.
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<< <i>That's a sweet 85 Mike. It may be the one I had back in the 80's that I sold.
Not in less it was in an ANACS holder, or raw......I recently crossed the coin to PCGS. I've owned the coin in the ANACS holder now for a number of years.
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<< <i>That's a sweet 85 Mike. It may be the one I had back in the 80's that I sold.
Not in less it was in an ANACS holder, or raw......I recently crossed the coin to PCGS. I've owned the coin in the ANACS holder now for a number of years. >>
It was raw Dan.
<< <i>Now that is one SWEET 01-O
Yes, I agree. It is a sweet coin. Although I'd grade it closer to 35 rather than 40; at least that's the amount of detail "they're" grading this coin for; from my personal experience. Its really a VF 37.5.
Somewhere in my files - although I can't seem to locate them - is my lowly 1901-O from Tyler in PCGS 12.
Locating this date in VF - XF - or so - is a major find. Congratulations Cary - I like the coin alot !
Looks like your 12 mile trek at the ANA paid off for you. Great pick up !
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**A RARE GLIMPSE OF THE BEST OF THE DR. STEVE DUCKOR BARBER HALVES**!!
<< <i>Saintguru just posted a few Tru-View's of Dr. Steve Duckor's Barber Halves... >>
Yeah
Call this Plagiarism on my part
<< <i>Recently PCGS requested to photograph a dozen of the best of Dr. Steve Duckor's #1 Registry set of Barber Halves. This single collection is one of the finest sets of any type in the entire Registry.
These coins have only been dispayed once. In a rare break from his great humility Steve has asked that these be shared with collectors. It's my honor to post these for my great friend and mentor. Enjoy these amazing coins!
The DUCKOR BARBER HALVES!!
1905-O MS68 POP 1
1906-O MS67 POP 2
1894 MS67 POP 2
1901-S MS67 POP 2
1895-S MS67 POP 1
1893-S MS66 POP 1
1904 MS67 POP 1 (Ex: Dale Friend....sold to Steve because "It belongs in YOUR set!"
On another note, anyone see this 14P half on TT?
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Fantastic coins and fantastic images.
Hope the images are attached to Steve's Registry Set.
Its also my hope that the balance of the collection gets imaged.
Thank you, PCGS.
Thank you, Steve, for sharing.
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Here are a few resized larger images of the 1915-D:
Thx again, Dave99B for resizing the larger images.
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Some early s-mints would be especially nice.
Come on man...crack open the safe. Share the LOVE.
Dave
Both coins where priced $125 more, before they adjusted them.
Three sets ? Okay. Guess you wern't counting the Dansco and Whitman albums.
A small collection of Trade Dollars - designed by William Barber - is slowly taking shape.
Here's one I just picked up in a PCGS 58 holder:
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The 1915-D is a real blazer, and in an OGH too, nice pickup.
Dave,
Dogwood had posted some really nice, better date Barber halves on the BST forums. Maybe they can hold you over until Tyler post's some on Ebay.
Don,
I must be slipping, hopefully you we're able to pick up a coin for you're set from Dogwood. Both the 99-O and 08-S looked mighty nice.
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It was a about a year ago, on post #500 of this Barber thread, that I mentioned losing my job. For someone in their early fifties, losing their job in a field where outsourcing seems to be the norm and company's aren't in any hurry to hire folk's in their fifities, I was a little fearful to say the least. My son was 14 years old at the time, my wife just bought a new car (out of necessity), and having moved into our new home a couple of year's prior to that, we had a nice big fat mortgage to pay.
It was always a dream of mine to do something with coins on a professional basis, and it just so happened that my bad misfortune allowed me the opportunity to give it a shot (with the huge support of my wife). So here I am, 1 year and 1000 posts later on this thread, still paying my bills, and doing something that I only dreamed of doing.
Thanks to everyone on the boards for you're support over the last year. It was something that I really needed and appreciated, especially during those times when my wife had her doubts about the coin business.
Connor Numismatics Website