Post some new Barber images - the Mega Barber Thread

Quarternut · July 17, 2008 3:18PM

Nice quarter, Quarternut!

Quarternut : That's a very pretty quarter
Thanks guys! I don't normally collect anything newer than 1838, but this coin just spoke to me, it said BUY ME!!!

QN

Broadstruck · July 17, 2008 11:20PM

norwegianguy · July 18, 2008 12:45AM

I just spent my money on this one:

It's raw, but it looks original. Would it be worth submitting?

Broadstruck · July 18, 2008 1:17AM

<< I just spent my money on this one:

It's raw, but it looks original. Would it be worth submitting? >>

It's a nice barber, and it would be worth the submission fees IMHO.

tombr · July 18, 2008 9:22AM

Great Barbers everyone. Let's keep 'em coming

PCGS VF25

stockwiz · July 23, 2008 7:13AM

woot.. my second specimen of this hard to find date just ordered a few minutes ago.

Dave99B · July 23, 2008 2:16PM

Stockwiz -

Holy cow, that is one amazing VF30 97-S. That must have cost you a few pennies.

Wait....maybe you ARE a stock wiz, and had some AMZN Calls?

Dave

Broadstruck · July 24, 2008 12:41AM

Here's a New Orleans Barber Dime struck by a Capped Die Full Brockage Mint Error on which the date was clearly identifiable.

As looking at the shelf-doubled mint mark it's a 1903-O/O variety.

Patches · July 24, 2008 12:49AM

very neat coin Broadstruck!

tombr · July 24, 2008 1:15AM

stockwiz------very, very nice. Great look and a real tough one too.

broadstruck----very cool.

Here's my latest.

stockwiz · July 24, 2008 3:38AM

<< Stockwiz -

Holy cow, that is one amazing VF30 97-S. That must have cost you a few pennies.

Wait....maybe you ARE a stock wiz, and had some AMZN Calls?

Dave >>

$550 .. it cost more then my XF-40 specimen however I remember seeing a F-12 specimen go for over $400 on ebay a couple months back so I was comfortable with the price. Luck of hitting the website at the right time I guess.

dogwood · July 24, 2008 4:47AM

<< 

<< Stockwiz -

Holy cow, that is one amazing VF30 97-S. That must have cost you a few pennies.

Wait....maybe you ARE a stock wiz, and had some AMZN Calls?

Dave >>

$550 .. it cost more then my XF-40 specimen however I remember seeing a F-12 specimen go for over $400 on ebay a couple months back so I was comfortable with the price. Luck of hitting the website at the right time I guess. >>

VERY SWEET. I've not seen a worthy VF in that date anywhere for the last couple of years. One of my final quests for the Dansco set. Although I just bought my long sought after 05-O in much the same shape as your 97-s, for which I was elated.
Now for that painfully tough crusty 08-S. Anybody????

Dave99B · July 24, 2008 8:40AM

Broadstruck, my Lord......I'll give you $500 for that 'thing'.

Dave

MFH · July 24, 2008 8:41AM

My newest purchase - its going to get cracked out for the Whitman -

[ please excuse the images - yes, they're mine and a first for me in posting something I imaged;
they were taken quickly while at work with out a lot of thought to lighting. ]

MFH · July 24, 2008 8:44AM

<< Broadstruck, my Lord......I'll give you $500 for that 'thing'.

Dave >>

That would be a bad deposit !!

I'm amazed at what its valued at...deep pockets needed for this one !

Dave99B · July 24, 2008 8:46AM

Mike, I'll give you $500 for yours too! WOW!

Dave

MFH · July 24, 2008 9:08AM

Dave - I'd be making money on it then - and we both know I don't make money
on coins and loose on my short term purchases...

Broadstruck · July 24, 2008 11:19AM

<< Broadstruck, my Lord......I'll give you $500 for that 'thing'.

Dave >>

Scroll down to Barber Dime Unc 100% Brockage and glance at the value

MFH · July 24, 2008 2:18PM

Another pick up for the Whitman...

...its a close match to the coin sitting next to it:

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EDIT TO ADD: I just won this 1903-S at DLRC - nice addition to the Whitman - almost too nice to crack out:

tombr · July 25, 2008 4:06AM

I have some halves for trade on the BST if anyone is interested.

Thanks

dogwood · July 25, 2008 11:36AM

So here are a couple of Newps for the one and only set I'm seriously working on anymore.

This date is a killer IMHO, and I was very pleased to finally find one.

This 94-O has a pleasing look.

pursuitofliberty · July 26, 2008 6:30AM

Been a bit since I've cruised through here so I had to go back a few pages ...

Some really outstanding pickups!!

Mike ... busy as usual I see!

Dogwood ... the 05-O is an impossible coin IMO ... and yours looks A++!!!

I'll see if I can find photo's of mine ... an original lightly toned PCGS58

tombr ... that is really a nice looking run you have going!!

Broadstruck ... OMG on that BS dime!!!

QN ... welcome to the fold ... that's a very pretty 1914!

did I see Charely show up here??? Respectfully and with curiousity

Okay, I'm sure I missed someone ... but I really love this thread.

Here's a NEWP ... if you care for a little story, it's here 1894-O

Picture is a little too gold and not enough green ... but pretty close

bfjohnson · July 26, 2008 12:10PM

I don't think I've posted this one in the past but not sure, it's an AU 53.

tombr · July 27, 2008 12:59AM

Great coins everybody.

Let's keep it going. This one is a VF20

bfjohnson · July 27, 2008 3:21AM

Here is an XF40 courtesy of MFH.

garsmith · July 27, 2008 3:27AM

tombr · July 27, 2008 3:35AM

Nice 95-O Brandon. I need that one too!

bfjohnson · July 27, 2008 10:45AM

Mike, I want your Whitman album.
With the coins.

MFH · July 27, 2008 11:42AM

<< Nice 95-O Brandon. I need that one too!

>>

...and Brandon, I'd like that 95-O back to crack it out for the Whitman.

Once its complete - I just very well may sell it - en masse - to you .

I'll image it one of these days - all the TPG Tag Inserts are behind all the coins -
and I'm sure you'll be pleased with the results - its turning out to be a very nice collection.

Edscoin · July 27, 2008 12:26PM

A NEWP for the Type Set.

PonyExpress8 · July 27, 2008 2:45PM

Not to change the subject too much but I arrived in Baltimore this afternoon. Are any of my fellow Barber buffs going to be attending?

It would be great to meet any of you that are and I will be here the whole week so feel free to PM me so we can set some way to meet, OK?

Glenn

Barbercoin · July 28, 2008 12:16AM

Great looking dime, Edscoin.

MFH · July 28, 2008 12:59AM

<< Great looking dime, Edscoin. >>

I agree, nice clean surfaces. Great type coin.

newbarberguy · July 28, 2008 10:16AM

Here's a recent purchase...got it raw...without looking it up can u guess the grade?

dogwood · July 28, 2008 10:44AM

XF45.

MFH · July 28, 2008 10:46AM

Nice XF 45

tombr · July 28, 2008 10:48AM

I say 45 too-and real nice.

newbarberguy · July 28, 2008 11:06AM

Thanks guys...I thought it was an XF-45 too and was disappointed when it came back as an XF-40

I might resubmit for a regrade one of these days.
BTW I just picked up a 1905 XF-45...I think this was the last coin Craig was looking for before he completed his set...with a pop of only 3 I figured I should jump on it and did...no pics right now but hope to have it in hand in a few days. Thanks for guessing the grade.

bfjohnson · July 28, 2008 11:11AM

I now know it's a 40, but I would have said 45 with the right look!

MFH · July 28, 2008 11:11AM

<< Thanks guys...I thought it was an XF-45 too and was disappointed when it came back as an XF-40

I might resubmit for a regrade one of these days.
BTW I just picked up a 1905 XF-45...I think this was the last coin Craig was looking for before he completed his set...with a pop of only 3 I figured I should jump on it and did...no pics right now but hope to have it in hand in a few days. Thanks for guessing the grade. >>

The 1909-P is a tough coin to grade - [ I purposedly ignored the crispness of LIBERTY ] - and the three dimensional left eagle's wing feather tips confirm its an XF 45. Its a 45 all day long, IMHO.

Edited to delete inacurate information - my memory was of a different date.

newbarberguy · July 29, 2008 9:39AM

Thanks again for your comments on the 1909-P. I bought this coin as an off-chance at an little advertised, small town Florida coin show last year as I was driving the country roads of rural Florida...I really didn't expect to see any Barbers...much less mid-grade Barbers...but I saw this grissly old gentleman in the corner...he had lots of Buffalo nickels, Roosevelt dimes, and a scattering of Lincolns...but in the corner of his table I spotted a lone Barber. It was laid out bare on a table (no presentation cabinet) and I immediately recognized that it had potential...but didn't have much cash on me so I quickly departed the facility, ran to the ATM, and went back to the coin show. I found the dealer but he was all packed up...after some amount of pleading (whining I guess) he reluctantly searched through his brief case for the coin...wasn't even in a holder...kept it in a tube with some other defiled Barbers. With a smirk he tossed it on the table and I threw down two $50 dollar bills and left the building with a content smile on my face. I was delighted with the purchase...but disappointed when the grade came back from PCGS. With you comments and expert knowledge, I think I'll resubmit for a regrade...you never know, it might come back as an XF-45. As for the old gentleman, I've been back there once or twice but he's not been back...the other sellers/dealers I talked to don't recall him or know him...wonder if it was just a fluke?

tombr · July 29, 2008 10:09AM

newbarberguy----THAT'S the way to find them. Great job but, shhhhhhh! Don't let our secrets out.

InYHWHWeTrust · July 29, 2008 1:22PM

Dave, very nice 1909, no matter what grade assigned by PCGS. And great story about the find! That had to be a lot of fun and quite a rush, heading out to the ATM and all

Don

MFH · July 30, 2008 2:28PM

The newest addition to the Barber Trade Dollar Collection...she's a Beauty !!!

adamlaneus · July 30, 2008 2:32PM

My first Barber Half. It was in an ANACS 20 holder.

But now it lives in a Dansco album along side other coins with character!

ANACS holders are the only ones that I can usually rip to pieces with my bare hands. Always use eye protection!

Broadstruck · July 30, 2008 4:10PM

<< The newest addition to the Barber Trade Dollar Collection...she's a Beauty !!!

>>

MFH, That's a Darling T$!

ARCO · July 30, 2008 4:38PM

Ok, this is a coin I sold. It was my favorite VG10 and I regret selling it. If you know the whereabouts of this coin, do the decent thing and sell it back to me.

ARCO · July 30, 2008 4:43PM

This is a coin (the only one) that I bought off of AMAZON.com auctions. Does anybody remember that venue? I searched it for a couple of years faithfully, always frustrated. This coin I actually bought sight unseen. It is the ONLY coin I bought from an auction venue without a pic. One of my favorite Fines.

Here are the only two coins found and bought from Yahoo auctions over five years of looking.

Tyler

InYHWHWeTrust · July 31, 2008 3:12AM

Tyler,

It is great to see you posting again and that archaic scanner of yours is working LOL. Beautiful coins as always, I'm sure worth all the hours spent scouring those old venues. Amazon apparently was before my time, but I used to check Yahoo auctions occasionally, never finding a Barber half though.

It wasn't me who got your VG10---I got the F15

.

Are you staying with the VG10 project to completion this time? What 's this number 3 or 4? That will be a site to behold, hope you can scan them in the album when you're finished. For goodness' sake, don't bail out and dump them on ebaY.

Don

PS nice 15s VF20, adamlaneus

cucurbit · July 31, 2008 3:24AM

I bought this a few months ago, but haven't posted it in this thread yet.

I just got Mark Goodman's new photography book and decided to take a better picture.

As a type collector, I'm now on the lookout for a nice Barber quarter or half.

Post some new Barber images - the Mega Barber Thread

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