Stunning 1901 half dollar, Bluelobster. I would have swore that was a proof strike. Sweet color.
Mike, nice dimes! I love the toned reverse of the 97-P. Sharp. But if it's all the same, please stick with the dimes, and drive Tom crazy. Stay away from the quarters. Cool?
Dave
Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.
Great to see all these different Barbers on here. I like the dimes MFH, I'm still looking at a Barber dime to fill my type set, but I''ll probably have to take my time since I'm already over budget on my half and quarter
Stunning 1901 half dollar, Bluelobster. I would have swore that was a proof strike. Sweet color.
Mike, nice dimes! I love the toned reverse of the 97-P. Sharp. But if it's all the same, please stick with the dimes, and drive Tom crazy. Stay away from the quarters. Cool?
Dave >>
Tom is doing very well all by himself - he's going more for the tougher dates in AU ++ . Whereas I, am only interested in the more common dates precertified by PCGS - so I don't have to get the more common dates in my collection certified. I'll get the semi-keys and the keys, already in my Dansco, certified by PCGS over the next few months.
Dave, I'm not actively searching for upgrades to my quarter set...there are a few 53's that I'd like in AU 58. Not too many though. If an attractive MS 64 shows up, I very well go for the MS coin.
Greg, I'm not going to comment regarding any halves being offered on Ebay. I won't say a word about your query.
Bluelobster, Your 1901P in 64 looks alot like mine. Its image is buried somewhere within this multi-page thread - if not - its imaged on my primary set.
This thread won't die off - there are too many Barber collectors out there to ever let that happen.
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Here's an Ebay auction win from the weekend. It's a PCGS, 1907-O, VF-30 Barber Half. I was hoping to pick up the 08-O, in VF-35, on Ebay too, but it didn't work out that way.
Hey Barberheads ... good to see everyone is alive and well!
Wow, I guess in being away for eight months I missed a LOT!!!
Great to see this thread has garnered enough attention to keep going, and what a great thread indeed. Sunnywood, your collection is a virtual treasure of eye candy, and it's a pleasure to see that you have had so much of it photographed. That 11-D is something just short of unbelievable, especially for that date, and what a story to go with it!!
There are so many great coins in here. Wow, wow and wow ... took me a couple hours just to catch up! Casey, that 08-D dime is something wonderful!!
It's also great to see we have some new faces interested in the series, although I'm sure I'll change my mind on that when I lose a piece to them!
Anyway, all is well with me ... just a break that lasted longer than I thought. We had a great trip to Maui last summer after my oldest graduated from HS, and the fall and winter were productive on many fronts. Kids are well, parents are well ... and as usual, I am grateful and life is good!
These were two of the last coins I purchased late last spring before I fell off the radar for a while, a 1915-S (picture is too dark) and an 1895 (which I can't find the reverse pic, but I remeber the reverse is cleaner);
And last week I won this on eBay ... cropped seller's picture ... we'll see when she arrives;
And, here's a couple of favorites, just because;
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
I don't post much (I think just once). I do lurk everyday though. Here are a few barbers of mine. I know they don't measure up to the previous posts (so please don't rip on them). These were lost coins from the earlier 1900s. I recovered these from old school yards, parks and old picnic groves. I know, without doubt, that my coins are original coins lost in circulation. For me, finding a coin that hasn't seen the light of day in over 100 years and being the first person to lay fingers on it in a century....priceless
Nothing to be ashamed about with those coins. I would love to be able to dig up nice looking Barbers like those. The 1901-O Barber quarter is a very tough date to find, your's looks to be about a fine, or better.
Great collage of coins you've found - the only Barber coin I ever found was back in1963 in a roll of dimes - a 1908-D in AU 58...which I couldn't believe my luck. I never found another.
Fletcher,
Looks like you out bid me - again - on one of your new purchases.
Here's something that I don't remember posting...
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Here's a PCGS MS63 1910 quarter, which I picked up from Heritage in May of last year.
If you like original surfaces, this one qualifies. Not crusty enough for me, but still nice. Splashes of gold here and there.
Because my amateurish photography skills suck (and it's dark here in Seattle at 8:30 pm) I was unable to get the true teal-green colors to show very well, which is primarily present from the jaw-line down on the obverse.
Decent reverse too. No hairlines, at least that I can see. Just an honest 1910 quarter.
Do I hear 500 posts?
Dave
Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.
Nice pick ups Dave. I find it unusual though that the quarters usually have nicer original toning that the halves do. Its got to be because more people dipped the halves - why, I'll never fully understand.
BTW, you've got to keep better inventory records ..." Long since forgotten where this one came from."
Pretty toning on both, IMO.
Going for 400 posts... It'll be at 500 posts before we know it.
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Nice coins Dave.........we both seem to go for that nice crusty look (when you can find them). What's with all the MS-63 Barber quarters, I thought you were looking for Barber quarters in VF/XF (sig line)?
Other that upgrading a VF piece here and there with a nicer VF example, I’m sort of stuck on the VF quarter set (missing only the 01-S and 13-S). I've been screwing around with the set for the better part of 20 years. As a result, I have drifted into the halves as of late (last couple years). I’m slowing working on a VF/XF half set at this time (long way to go, as I’m sort of picky).
While these sets are my primary focus, I occasionally see a mint state Barber I like. Over time I’ve picked up 20-25 certified coins in the MS61-64 area that have nice color. The blast white examples are not my thing at this point. Most of my MS examples are quarters, with a few halves mixed in for good measure. Most are 63s for some odd reason.
I guess what I’m saying is by the time I die, I MUST OWN THEM ALL!
Dave
Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.
Page 19 of this thread was awesome! The whole gamut from dug coins (and a cool 01o quarter to boot), to MS coins w/ color, midgraders, etc. etc. I'm partial to Dan's VF30 and a date I don't have yet I might add
DaveB's midgrade quarters are very cool as well and I'm partial to the toning on the 94 obverse. Hope to add some images soon, as some fellow Barberites have been kind of enough to sell recently, many thanks!!
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.
Here's the big news I mentioned earlier. Ken Larson was gracious enough to trade me his 97-S XF40 and 97-O XF45 for my 97-S AU50 and 97-O XF40. We both end up winners on that deal. I just received his coins today. I was hoping the 97-S might be a XF44 and I was going to crack the bugger out. Alas, it is closer to a XF42.5. I might send it in for a regrade when I go to Baltimore this month. I'll drink the koolaid for the chance. The 97-O has a lot of luster, the perfect amount of XF45 wear and has nice rim toning. I'll be updating my Registry shortly.
Don't ask for pics as I am horrible. I don't think Ken had any done.
Well, even though I paid OVER ms 63 money, the 1908 D dime is in a PCGS 62 slab. I had to second guess myself a little but as the saying goes buy the coin not the grade or the slab.
What an amazing thread this is ... I am relatively new to Barber collecting and purchased my first Barber Quarter just a couple of months ago as a type coin. However, after reading through this information and photo packed thread, I caught the Barber bug and have been grabbing every nice AU58 that I come across hoping to put together the entire series of Barber dimes. If anyone else is considering collecting Barbers, post #1 in this thread is the perfect place to start and just keep reading ... threads like this are what make this forum the great numismatic asset that it is! Well done Barberman55 ... and everyone that followed up on his post.
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<< <i>Hey fellow Barber enthusiasts.
Airplanenut's Charity Auction for Pancreatic Cancer Research has a pretty nice looking, original 1914-S half in VF20 with nice detail.
Which of us are going to open up the bidding for a great cause?
Link to Auction Thread >>
Thanks for donating this 14-S, Glenn. It sure looks nice in my Whitman Bookshelf album.
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1897-P pcgs AU 55
1913-P pcgs AU 58
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Stunning 1901 half dollar, Bluelobster. I would have swore that was a proof strike. Sweet color.
Mike, nice dimes! I love the toned reverse of the 97-P. Sharp. But if it's all the same, please stick with the dimes, and drive Tom crazy. Stay away from the quarters. Cool?
Dave
Also, ccex, that's one of those coins that would look great in a ULTRA LOW GRADE TYPE SET
Nice pickups. I have to agree with Dave on the 97 reverse.....stunning.
Depending on how a couple of Ebay auctions turn out for me tomorrow, I may be posting a couple of new additions to this thread in a day or so.
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Whoa, are there any PCGS Halves on eBay right now? News to me. Maybe I will do some checking tonight to see if there is anything worth a look.
https://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistry/collectors-showcase/world-coins/one-coin-per-year-1600-2017/2422
<< <i>Hey, I thought this thread was DOA.
Stunning 1901 half dollar, Bluelobster. I would have swore that was a proof strike. Sweet color.
Mike, nice dimes! I love the toned reverse of the 97-P. Sharp. But if it's all the same, please stick with the dimes, and drive Tom crazy. Stay away from the quarters. Cool?
Dave >>
Tom is doing very well all by himself - he's going more for the tougher dates in AU ++ .
Whereas I, am only interested in the more common dates precertified by PCGS -
so I don't have to get the more common dates in my collection certified. I'll get
the semi-keys and the keys, already in my Dansco, certified by PCGS over the next few months.
Dave, I'm not actively searching for upgrades to my quarter set...there are a few 53's that I'd like
in AU 58. Not too many though. If an attractive MS 64 shows up, I very well go for the MS coin.
Greg, I'm not going to comment regarding any halves being offered on Ebay. I won't say a word
about your query.
Bluelobster, Your 1901P in 64 looks alot like mine. Its image is buried somewhere within this
multi-page thread - if not - its imaged on my primary set.
This thread won't die off - there are too many Barber collectors out there to ever let that happen.
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New Barber Purchases
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Wow, I guess in being away for eight months I missed a LOT!!!
Great to see this thread has garnered enough attention to keep going, and what a great thread indeed. Sunnywood, your collection is a virtual treasure of eye candy, and it's a pleasure to see that you have had so much of it photographed. That 11-D is something just short of unbelievable, especially for that date, and what a story to go with it!!
There are so many great coins in here. Wow, wow and wow ... took me a couple hours just to catch up! Casey, that 08-D dime is something wonderful!!
It's also great to see we have some new faces interested in the series, although I'm sure I'll change my mind on that when I lose a piece to them!
Anyway, all is well with me ... just a break that lasted longer than I thought. We had a great trip to Maui last summer after my oldest graduated from HS, and the fall and winter were productive on many fronts. Kids are well, parents are well ... and as usual, I am grateful and life is good!
These were two of the last coins I purchased late last spring before I fell off the radar for a while, a 1915-S (picture is too dark) and an 1895 (which I can't find the reverse pic, but I remeber the reverse is cleaner);
And last week I won this on eBay ... cropped seller's picture ... we'll see when she arrives;
And, here's a couple of favorites, just because;
“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
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Welcome to the team! That's a GREAT little set of dug Barbers. A lot of history is represented there.
No dates from the 1800's yet?
Dave
Nothing to be ashamed about with those coins. I would love to be able to dig up nice looking Barbers like those. The 1901-O Barber quarter is a very tough date to find, your's looks to be about a fine, or better.
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Some sweet coins there. Glad you're back.
Dugcoins,
Great collage of coins you've found - the only
Barber coin I ever found was back in1963 in a
roll of dimes - a 1908-D in AU 58...which
I couldn't believe my luck. I never found another.
Fletcher,
Looks like you out bid me - again - on one of
your new purchases.
Here's something that I don't remember posting...
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Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
New Barber Purchases
Here's a PCGS MS63 1910 quarter, which I picked up from Heritage in May of last year.
If you like original surfaces, this one qualifies. Not crusty enough for me, but still nice. Splashes of gold here and there.
Because my amateurish photography skills suck (and it's dark here in Seattle at 8:30 pm) I was unable to get the true teal-green colors to show very well, which is primarily present from the jaw-line down on the obverse.
Decent reverse too. No hairlines, at least that I can see. Just an honest 1910 quarter.
Do I hear 500 posts?
Dave
Muted copper-blue surfaces, no hairlines. Decent strike.
It's even darker here in Seattle now...
Dave
Nice pick ups Dave. I find it unusual though that the quarters usually have nicer original toning that the halves do. Its got to be because more people dipped the halves - why, I'll never fully understand.
BTW, you've got to keep better inventory records ..." Long since forgotten where this one came from."
Pretty toning on both, IMO.
Going for 400 posts... It'll be at 500 posts before we know it.
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I've had better luck adding to my Everett, WA and Washington, PA national bank note collection the last couple of months.
Looking for Denmark 1874 20-Kroner. Please offer.
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Other that upgrading a VF piece here and there with a nicer VF example, I’m sort of stuck on the VF quarter set (missing only the 01-S and 13-S). I've been screwing around with the set for the better part of 20 years. As a result, I have drifted into the halves as of late (last couple years). I’m slowing working on a VF/XF half set at this time (long way to go, as I’m sort of picky).
While these sets are my primary focus, I occasionally see a mint state Barber I like. Over time I’ve picked up 20-25 certified coins in the MS61-64 area that have nice color. The blast white examples are not my thing at this point. Most of my MS examples are quarters, with a few halves mixed in for good measure. Most are 63s for some odd reason.
I guess what I’m saying is by the time I die, I MUST OWN THEM ALL!
Dave
1894-O, 1906-S, 1909-P, and 1915-D.
Any guesses on grades?
Dave
1906-S = VF35 - XF40
1909 = F12 comes with a strong LIBERTY
1915-D = F12 also comes with a slightly stonger LIBERTY.
Tyler
1906-S XF 40
1909-P VF 25
1915-D F 18
Tyler's correct about the 1909 & 1915-D but there's enough wreath detail
on these two coins to garner high F - low VF grades.
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I just can't seam to find this coin anywhere. What a bugger.
Looking for Denmark 1874 20-Kroner. Please offer.
Sorry Craig, my duplicate 05-P is in an ANACS XF 40 holder -borderline VF35 IMHO - and definetly not a candidate for an XF 45.
Patience...you'll locate one - especially with all of us looking for you.
You located your 11-S easily enough didn't you ? LOL.
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<< <i>Alright everyone. Who has a nice XF45 1905-P Half? I'd be interested to look at an NGC AU50.
I just can't seam to find this coin anywhere. What a bugger. >>
Craig,
Why not use your PCGS, AU-50, 05-P half as a pocket piece for a short time?
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DaveB's midgrade quarters are very cool as well and I'm partial to the toning on the 94 obverse. Hope to add some images soon, as some fellow Barberites have been kind of enough to sell recently, many thanks!!
Don
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Don't ask for pics as I am horrible. I don't think Ken had any done.
Much Mahalo Ken.
Looking for Denmark 1874 20-Kroner. Please offer.
This arrived this afternoon
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That's a beautiful 06-D, a tough coin to find nice like that one.
Fletcher, those are sure some nice dimes as well. I think the look of the 1902 is really attractive.
Wonderful Barbers everyone.
Glenn
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And, a new way to look at an old quarter.
https://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistry/collectors-showcase/world-coins/one-coin-per-year-1600-2017/2422
https://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistry/collectors-showcase/world-coins/one-coin-per-year-1600-2017/2422
grade anybody?
I'm guessing MS64 - nice!
Anyway, here is another dime for my set ...
Dave
The AU58 grade is overrated. You really should be looking at the 64s and 65s.
<< <i>Fletcher - Brother, where on earth are you finding all these AU58 dimes! Amazing!
Dave >>
I wondered the same thing myself, I guess Ebay is his main source. Nice 14-D dime, Fletcher.
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Bluelobster...I'd give that 08-D a MS 64.
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Congratulations Craig on the trade with Ken. Down to three coins, huh ? We're rooting for you !
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Nice proof Barbers, Becoka.
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Man, I really like that second proof half
I just noticed your pcgs64 half MFH, very nice
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Dave
Dave
What an amazing thread this is ... I am relatively new to Barber collecting and purchased my first Barber Quarter just a couple of months ago as a type coin. However, after reading through this information and photo packed thread, I caught the Barber bug and have been grabbing every nice AU58 that I come across hoping to put together the entire series of Barber dimes. If anyone else is considering collecting Barbers, post #1 in this thread is the perfect place to start and just keep reading ... threads like this are what make this forum the great numismatic asset that it is! Well done Barberman55 ... and everyone that followed up on his post.
PS - only 99 to go until 500!
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