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Four Circulated Half Dollars; Three Common Seated & One Key Barber
TomB
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Most likely similar to many other members here, I can go months without finding any coins to buy for my collection. In general, I like to attempt to stay disciplined enough to only make purchases for my Dansco 7070 and my certified US type set. However, there are times when a coin or coins appear that simply have to be added. It doesn't mean that the coins stay in the collection forever, but they are incorporated because they are simply too nice to pass up at the time.
Recently, I have had the good fortune to find four half dollars and eight large cents to tuck away in my raw box of coins. None of the pieces is especially high grade and only one of the coins is a key date, but they were all just wonderful in my opinion. This evening I took some quick shots in our kitchen with less than optimal lighting, which might be obvious to many of the folks here given the slight blue cast overall in the images. Apart from the white balance being less than perfect, the images came out fairly well for such quickly done shots. One other note to keep in mind is that with the coins magnified a bit they seem to lose the more or less pristine nature of their circulated surfaces and they definitely look a little darker in-hand than the images portray. I will make one "excuse" for the coins and that is that the areas on the coins that might look like PVC or the like in the images truly appear to be just darker areas of toning in real world inspection. I believe this is a case of strong lighting and inaccurate white balance. Regardless, I think most folks can appreciate circulated type when it has thankfully avoided most boinking attempts over the years. This is especially true when better dates are included in the mix. The large cents are not shown here, but the three common Seated halves are below as well as a wonderful 1893-S Barber half dollar. Those of you who collect Barber halves will immediately recognize the scarcity of this coin even in such a "low" grade range of VF; they simply do not exist in meaningful numbers. Luckily, I didn't go broke buying any of these coins and they will be enjoyed while they are in my small clan.
Feel free to grade them, critique them, add tidbits of information regarding the issue or post your own pieces. Enjoy.
Recently, I have had the good fortune to find four half dollars and eight large cents to tuck away in my raw box of coins. None of the pieces is especially high grade and only one of the coins is a key date, but they were all just wonderful in my opinion. This evening I took some quick shots in our kitchen with less than optimal lighting, which might be obvious to many of the folks here given the slight blue cast overall in the images. Apart from the white balance being less than perfect, the images came out fairly well for such quickly done shots. One other note to keep in mind is that with the coins magnified a bit they seem to lose the more or less pristine nature of their circulated surfaces and they definitely look a little darker in-hand than the images portray. I will make one "excuse" for the coins and that is that the areas on the coins that might look like PVC or the like in the images truly appear to be just darker areas of toning in real world inspection. I believe this is a case of strong lighting and inaccurate white balance. Regardless, I think most folks can appreciate circulated type when it has thankfully avoided most boinking attempts over the years. This is especially true when better dates are included in the mix. The large cents are not shown here, but the three common Seated halves are below as well as a wonderful 1893-S Barber half dollar. Those of you who collect Barber halves will immediately recognize the scarcity of this coin even in such a "low" grade range of VF; they simply do not exist in meaningful numbers. Luckily, I didn't go broke buying any of these coins and they will be enjoyed while they are in my small clan.
Feel free to grade them, critique them, add tidbits of information regarding the issue or post your own pieces. Enjoy.
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EAC 6024
MJ
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
THose are absolutely beautiful.
THe CC is a solid 40, so is the 93-S, exceptiionally nice pickups!
I really like the 93-S Barber as well.... feel free to le tme know when it is no longer considered
part of your collection.
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Don
I knew it would happen.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
My guess on grades in 10, 12, 40, 45.
Let's see the large cents!
Lance.
Many may not know just how TOUGH that 93 s is to find in VF-XF grade with that nice a look, maybe #1 in the series.
<< <i>Tom, those coins look like they were destined to find their way to your home!
Many may not know just how TOUGH that 93 s is to find in VF-XF grade with that nice a look, maybe #1 in the series. >>
A true XF 93-S, which that coin is, is one of the rarest Barber Halves. In strict XF I would even go to say it's an R6
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What is it about SLHs from 1863-1869 that many tend to tone a light brown instead of grey?
1.) Genuine
2.) Genuine
3.) Genuine
4.) Genuine
Hey, I guess that's better than all four being "Questionable Authenticity".