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LordM VG Barber Half Dansco draft
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This raw VG-F Barber half collection in a Dansco #7150 album was begun around Christmas of 2010. My minimum grade for this set is Very Good (VG8), with at least a letter or two in "LIBERTY" visible. When I can, I will also try to get as close to Fine (F12) condition (with a full "LIBERTY" on the headband) as possible, without actually paying the premium for F12 coins.
Another goal is to limit myself to original grey or grey-brown coins. I'm after coins with "The Look". It's hard to explain exactly what "The Look" is, but you collectors of circulated Barber coinage will know what I mean by that. It's sort of like what I refer to as "Circulation Cameo" (CircCam) coins, with darker fields and lighter devices, but these arent't always true CircCams. Let's just say it's the wholesome look of a coin that did plenty of time in circulation, but was otherwise not messed with too much. Not all of my coins below have "The Look", but this is a work in progress.
One added bonus besides the relative affordability of VG coins is that circulated silver like this actually comes out OK on my scanner, so I don't have the photography woes my substandard camera skills usually cause. All of these images were done on a scanner, though in a few cases I'll also post the original seller's photos. Secondary pictures will be attached to hyperlinks marked by an asterisk (*).
The numbers in the first set of parentheses after each coin are the 2011 Red Book dollar values for G4, VG8, and F12 grades, respectively.
For slightly more up to date values, here are the Numismedia FMV trends for Barber half dollars.
Photobucket album & slideshow
PAGE 1
1892-P
Mintage 934,000. (27-40-70).
1892-O
Mintage 390,000. (300-380-450).
1892-S
Mintage 1,029,028. (225-325-400).
1893-P
Mintage 1,826,000. (20-30-75). "L....TY" shows. Ex-"Collectorcoins" (CU).
1893-O
Mintage 1,389,000. (35-60-120).
1893-S
Mintage 740,000. (155-200-275).
1894-P
Mintage 1,148,000. (30-50-110).
1894-O
Mintage 2,138,000. (25-35-90).
1894-S
Mintage 4,048,690. (18-25-70).
1895-P
Mintage 1,834,338. (18-25-70).
1895-O
Mintage 1,766,000. (25-35-120).
1895-S
Mintage 1,108,086. (30-55-140).
1896-P
Mintage 950,000. (20-25-90).
1896-O
Mintage 924,000. (45-60-180). PENDING (Just bought a PCGS VG10 on eBay).*
1896-S
Mintage 1,140,948. (90-140-200). Full "LIBERTY" shows but "..BER.." is soft. Ex-"dogwood" (CU).
1897-P
Mintage 2,480,000. (13-14-45).
1897-O
Mintage 632,000. (160-230-475).
1897-S
Mintage 933,900. (150-220-350).
1898-P
Mintage 2,956,000. (12-15-38).
1898-O
Mintage 874,000. (35-70-220).
PAGE 2
1898-S
Mintage 2,358,000. (28-45-80).
1899-P
Mintage 5,538,000. (14-19-35). "LI...TY" shows. Ex-"Ajia" (CU).
1899-O
Mintage 1,724,000. (24-35-75).
1899-S
Mintage 1,686,411. (24-40-80).
1900-P
Mintage 4,762,000. (13-16-38). "LI...TY" shows. Ex-"Collectorcoins" (CU).
1900-O
Mintage 2,744,000. (16-25-55).
1900-S
Mintage 2,560,322. (15-19-45).
1901-P
Mintage 4,268,000. (13-16-38). "LI...TY" shows, with "..BER.." partial. Ex-"guitarwes" (CU).
1901-O
Mintage 1,124,000. (16-25-75).
1901-S
Mintage 847,044. (32-55-165). I had a decent 1901-S but it wasn't quite "crusty" enough to match the others, so I sold it.*
1902-P
Mintage 4,922,000. (12-14-30). "LI...TY" shows, with "..BER.." partial. Ex-"Collectorcoins" (CU).
1902-O
Mintage 2,526,000. (14-18-55).
1902-S
Mintage 1,460,670. (16-25-60). "LI...TY" shows, with "..BER.." partial. Ex-"Ajia" (CU).
1903-P
Mintage 2,278,000. (12-14-30).
1903-O
Mintage 2,100,000. (14-18-55).
1903-S
Mintage 1,920,772. (15-18-58). "Y" shows, with "L" and "T" partial. Ex-"guitarwes" (CU).
1904-P
Mintage 2,992,000. (13-14-35).
1904-O
Mintage 1,117,600. (20-30-80).
1904-S
Mintage 553,038. (38-70-250).
1905-P
Mintage 662,000. (24-28-85).
PAGE 3
1905-O
Mintage 505,000. (30-45-115).
1905-S
Mintage 2,494,000. (15-18-50). "LI...TY" shows, with "..BER.." partial. Ex-"Ajia" (CU).
1906-P
Mintage 2,638,000. (12-14-30). "LI...TY" shows, with "B" and "R" partial. Ex-"Collectorcoins" (CU).
1906-D
Mintage 4,028,000. (12-14-35).
1906-O
Mintage 2,446,000. (12-14-40).
1906-S
Mintage 1,740,154. (12-16-55).
1907-P
Mintage 2,598,000. (12-14-30).
1907-D
Mintage 3,856,000. (12-14-35). "LI...TY" shows, with "R" partial. Ex-"Ajia" (CU).
1907-O
Mintage 3,946,600. (12-14-35). "LI...TY" shows, with "R" partial. Ex-"guitarwes" (CU).
1907-S
Mintage 1,250,000. (16-25-80).
1908-P
Mintage 1,354,000. (12-14-30).
1908-D
Mintage 3,280,000. (12-14-30). "LI...TY" shows, with "ER" partial. Ex-"Collectorcoins" (CU).
1908-O
Mintage 5,360,000. (12-14-30).
1908-S
Mintage 1,644,828. (16-25-70).
1909-P
Mintage 2,368,000. (12-14-30). Full "LIBERTY" shows but "R" is a bit soft at the bottom. Ex-"Filamcoins" (CU). Sold to "guitarwes", later repurchased.
1909-O
Mintage 925,400. (17-22-55). "LI...TY" shows, with "R" partial. Ex-"robkool" (CU).
1909-S
Mintage 1,764,000. (12-14-38). Full "LIBERTY" shows, but "BER" is weak. Ex-"SurfinxHI" (CU).
1910-P
Mintage 418,000. (20-28-85). "LI...TY" shows, with "R" partial. Ex-"Collectorcoins" (CU).
1910-S
Mintage 1,948,000. (14-18-35). "LI...TY" shows, with "BER" partial. Ex-"mightyhunter" (CU).
1911-P
Mintage 1,406,000. (12-14-30). "LI...TY" shows. Ex-"emaustreasures" (eBay).
PAGE 4
1911-D
Mintage 695,080. (12-17-40). "LI...TY" shows, with "ER" partial. Ex-"Ajia" (CU).
1911-S
Mintage 1,272,000. (12-16-40). "LI....Y" shows, with "T" partial. Formerly in an ANACS VG8 slab. Ex-"allegri" (CU).
1912-P
Mintage 1,550,000. (12-14-30). "LI...TY" shows. Ex-"Collectorcoins" (CU).
1912-D
Mintage 2,300,800. (12-14-30). "LI...TY" shows, with "BER" partial. Ex-"guitarwes" (CU).
1912-S
Mintage 1,370,000. (12-14-30). Full "LIBERTY" shows, but "BER" is weak. Ex-"guitarwes" (CU).
1913-P
Mintage 188,000. (80-95-220). "L" shows. Ex-"Collectorcoins" (CU).
1913-D
Mintage 534,000. (12-15-40). "L....TY" shows, with "I" partial. Ex-"dmpl70" (eBay).
1913-S
Mintage 604,000. (18-25-50). "LI....Y" shows. Ex-"lcmud" (eBay).
1914-P
Mintage 124,230. (160-180-320). "LI...TY" shows, with "BER" partial. Ex-"SullyFan" (CU, aka "sage5" on eBay).*
1914-S
Mintage 992,000. (15-18-40). "LI...TY" shows, with "BER" partial. Ex-"Collectorcoins" (CU).
1915-P
Mintage 138,000. (120-170-300). "LI...TY" shows. Ex-"29957blue" (eBay).
1915-D
Mintage 1,170,400. (12-14-30). I had one but it had just a few too many small scratches to be a "keeper".*
1915-S
Mintage 1,604,000. (12-14-30). "LI...TY" shows. Ex-"guitarwes" (CU).
Another goal is to limit myself to original grey or grey-brown coins. I'm after coins with "The Look". It's hard to explain exactly what "The Look" is, but you collectors of circulated Barber coinage will know what I mean by that. It's sort of like what I refer to as "Circulation Cameo" (CircCam) coins, with darker fields and lighter devices, but these arent't always true CircCams. Let's just say it's the wholesome look of a coin that did plenty of time in circulation, but was otherwise not messed with too much. Not all of my coins below have "The Look", but this is a work in progress.
One added bonus besides the relative affordability of VG coins is that circulated silver like this actually comes out OK on my scanner, so I don't have the photography woes my substandard camera skills usually cause. All of these images were done on a scanner, though in a few cases I'll also post the original seller's photos. Secondary pictures will be attached to hyperlinks marked by an asterisk (*).
The numbers in the first set of parentheses after each coin are the 2011 Red Book dollar values for G4, VG8, and F12 grades, respectively.
For slightly more up to date values, here are the Numismedia FMV trends for Barber half dollars.
Photobucket album & slideshow
PAGE 1
1892-PMintage 934,000. (27-40-70).
1892-OMintage 390,000. (300-380-450).
1892-SMintage 1,029,028. (225-325-400).
1893-P
Mintage 1,826,000. (20-30-75). "L....TY" shows. Ex-"Collectorcoins" (CU).
1893-OMintage 1,389,000. (35-60-120).
1893-SMintage 740,000. (155-200-275).
1894-P Mintage 1,148,000. (30-50-110).
1894-OMintage 2,138,000. (25-35-90).
1894-SMintage 4,048,690. (18-25-70).
1895-PMintage 1,834,338. (18-25-70).
1895-OMintage 1,766,000. (25-35-120).
1895-SMintage 1,108,086. (30-55-140).
1896-PMintage 950,000. (20-25-90).
1896-OMintage 924,000. (45-60-180). PENDING (Just bought a PCGS VG10 on eBay).*
1896-S
Mintage 1,140,948. (90-140-200). Full "LIBERTY" shows but "..BER.." is soft. Ex-"dogwood" (CU).
1897-PMintage 2,480,000. (13-14-45).
1897-OMintage 632,000. (160-230-475).
1897-SMintage 933,900. (150-220-350).
1898-PMintage 2,956,000. (12-15-38).
1898-OMintage 874,000. (35-70-220).
PAGE 2
1898-SMintage 2,358,000. (28-45-80).
1899-P
Mintage 5,538,000. (14-19-35). "LI...TY" shows. Ex-"Ajia" (CU).
1899-OMintage 1,724,000. (24-35-75).
1899-SMintage 1,686,411. (24-40-80).
1900-P
Mintage 4,762,000. (13-16-38). "LI...TY" shows. Ex-"Collectorcoins" (CU).
1900-OMintage 2,744,000. (16-25-55).
1900-SMintage 2,560,322. (15-19-45).
1901-P
Mintage 4,268,000. (13-16-38). "LI...TY" shows, with "..BER.." partial. Ex-"guitarwes" (CU).
1901-OMintage 1,124,000. (16-25-75).
1901-SMintage 847,044. (32-55-165). I had a decent 1901-S but it wasn't quite "crusty" enough to match the others, so I sold it.*
1902-P
Mintage 4,922,000. (12-14-30). "LI...TY" shows, with "..BER.." partial. Ex-"Collectorcoins" (CU).
1902-OMintage 2,526,000. (14-18-55).
1902-S
Mintage 1,460,670. (16-25-60). "LI...TY" shows, with "..BER.." partial. Ex-"Ajia" (CU).
1903-PMintage 2,278,000. (12-14-30).
1903-OMintage 2,100,000. (14-18-55).
1903-S
Mintage 1,920,772. (15-18-58). "Y" shows, with "L" and "T" partial. Ex-"guitarwes" (CU).
1904-PMintage 2,992,000. (13-14-35).
1904-OMintage 1,117,600. (20-30-80).
1904-SMintage 553,038. (38-70-250).
1905-PMintage 662,000. (24-28-85).
PAGE 3
1905-OMintage 505,000. (30-45-115).
1905-S
Mintage 2,494,000. (15-18-50). "LI...TY" shows, with "..BER.." partial. Ex-"Ajia" (CU).
1906-P
Mintage 2,638,000. (12-14-30). "LI...TY" shows, with "B" and "R" partial. Ex-"Collectorcoins" (CU).
1906-DMintage 4,028,000. (12-14-35).
1906-OMintage 2,446,000. (12-14-40).
1906-SMintage 1,740,154. (12-16-55).
1907-PMintage 2,598,000. (12-14-30).
1907-D
Mintage 3,856,000. (12-14-35). "LI...TY" shows, with "R" partial. Ex-"Ajia" (CU).
1907-O
Mintage 3,946,600. (12-14-35). "LI...TY" shows, with "R" partial. Ex-"guitarwes" (CU).
1907-SMintage 1,250,000. (16-25-80).
1908-PMintage 1,354,000. (12-14-30).
1908-D
Mintage 3,280,000. (12-14-30). "LI...TY" shows, with "ER" partial. Ex-"Collectorcoins" (CU).
1908-OMintage 5,360,000. (12-14-30).
1908-SMintage 1,644,828. (16-25-70).
1909-P
Mintage 2,368,000. (12-14-30). Full "LIBERTY" shows but "R" is a bit soft at the bottom. Ex-"Filamcoins" (CU). Sold to "guitarwes", later repurchased.
1909-O
Mintage 925,400. (17-22-55). "LI...TY" shows, with "R" partial. Ex-"robkool" (CU).
1909-S
Mintage 1,764,000. (12-14-38). Full "LIBERTY" shows, but "BER" is weak. Ex-"SurfinxHI" (CU).
1910-P
Mintage 418,000. (20-28-85). "LI...TY" shows, with "R" partial. Ex-"Collectorcoins" (CU).
1910-S
Mintage 1,948,000. (14-18-35). "LI...TY" shows, with "BER" partial. Ex-"mightyhunter" (CU).
1911-P
Mintage 1,406,000. (12-14-30). "LI...TY" shows. Ex-"emaustreasures" (eBay).
PAGE 4
1911-D
Mintage 695,080. (12-17-40). "LI...TY" shows, with "ER" partial. Ex-"Ajia" (CU).
1911-S
Mintage 1,272,000. (12-16-40). "LI....Y" shows, with "T" partial. Formerly in an ANACS VG8 slab. Ex-"allegri" (CU).
1912-P
Mintage 1,550,000. (12-14-30). "LI...TY" shows. Ex-"Collectorcoins" (CU).
1912-D
Mintage 2,300,800. (12-14-30). "LI...TY" shows, with "BER" partial. Ex-"guitarwes" (CU).
1912-S
Mintage 1,370,000. (12-14-30). Full "LIBERTY" shows, but "BER" is weak. Ex-"guitarwes" (CU).
1913-P
Mintage 188,000. (80-95-220). "L" shows. Ex-"Collectorcoins" (CU).
1913-D
Mintage 534,000. (12-15-40). "L....TY" shows, with "I" partial. Ex-"dmpl70" (eBay).
1913-S
Mintage 604,000. (18-25-50). "LI....Y" shows. Ex-"lcmud" (eBay).
1914-P
Mintage 124,230. (160-180-320). "LI...TY" shows, with "BER" partial. Ex-"SullyFan" (CU, aka "sage5" on eBay).*
1914-S
Mintage 992,000. (15-18-40). "LI...TY" shows, with "BER" partial. Ex-"Collectorcoins" (CU).
1915-P
Mintage 138,000. (120-170-300). "LI...TY" shows. Ex-"29957blue" (eBay).
1915-DMintage 1,170,400. (12-14-30). I had one but it had just a few too many small scratches to be a "keeper".*
1915-S
Mintage 1,604,000. (12-14-30). "LI...TY" shows. Ex-"guitarwes" (CU).
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