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1901-S Barber Quarter
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What do you all think about this quarter? It looks genuine and is in great condition as all of LIBERTY can be read. I was going to throw down a good amount on it tonight but have decided to bypass it as I think the minor corrosion on the back of the coin may lessen the true value of a coin in this condition. Any thoughts?
EBAY 1901-S Barber Quarter
EBAY 1901-S Barber Quarter
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and did not send me the item as pictured.
<< <i>i have taken a pledge-----don't ever comment about 1901-S Barber Quarters!!
Wasn't it a little old lady incident?
Because the exit cost may actually be your biggest consideration.
Stay away though, coin is a ground recovery, corrosion, cleaned, scratches, rim bumps.
Enough said...
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
RAW 1901-s Barber quarters are like a box of choc-o-lates, you never know what you're going to get.
Time for Forrest to run to the west coast to see if he can find a better one.
I agree, Darrell. It's the real deal.
Although, if I were spending $7k
I would want it in at least a Genuine
Slab.
BTW, Glenn has ( had ? ) a nice XF
Details 01-S in an NCS holder.
Nice coin too.
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Now this is in a PCGS holder and might have a little more detail, but compared to $7,211.11 for a raw coin with some problems, I think the buyer got a bargain. Took a risk, yes, but not that big on one, since you know where the seller works, in case it is fake. I think Fine was a proper grade for the eBay coin if you net grade it for the problems.
There are a substantial number of heavily circulated 1901-S quarters that have been certified by the PCGS or by our friends ATS. I suggest acquiring certified 1901-S quarters from mainstream dealers or from the three major auction firms. There were some relatively affordable 1901-S quarters in the most recent auction by the Goldbergs:
Circulated Barber Quarters, with emphasis upon recent auction results for Key Dates
Doug
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Vern
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Solid vf details
At 7k I will sell both of my 01-s, both vf details, still $14k before fees is tempting
Problems or not, dang RARE in F. Tough!
I'd personally prefer a lower grade non-problem 01-S. I hate problem coins...period. One of my many hangups!
Dave
Buyer or seller, if I owned that, I'd get it in a Genuine slab. Maybe with a trip through NCS first, though I'd probably attempt the doctoring myself, if I wasn't too nervous.
Having said this,why would anyone fake a 1901-S quarter by adding the mintmark to a genuine 1901 and then put green carp on the mintmark side of the coin?
In summary:
1. Coin did not come out of the ground.
2. The green is not verdigris like found on copper coins.The green might be fairly easy to remove and one would never know there was anything there.
3. The coin could easily be genuine.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.-Albert Einstein
Compare it to many of the S mint seated quarters which are far rarer and they are priced at a fraction of what these sell for.
Are there that many Barber quarter collectors out there???
I acknowledge that my experience metal detecting in the central part of the US is different in many ways from yours in the Southeastern US.
Sometimes .900 silver thats been in the ground in this central part of the country will have black discoloration,presumably from the silver reacting with water and tiny amounts of hydrogen sulfide gas that gets created in the soil.
I just wanted to clarify that in "my experience" I have never seen green corrosion on a .900 fine coin that has been in the ground.
I found two Barber Quarters years ago,a '14-D and '14-S.They were both XF or so condition and "shiny bright" with those tiny scratches going every which direction that can easily be seen with a 10x loupe.
The '14-S,mintage 264,000, is the scarcest coin I have ever found with metal detector.Wish I still had it.Sold it for $100 as I recall.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.-Albert Einstein
<< <i>I have always wondered why the 1901-S quarter is so high priced.
Compare it to many of the S mint seated quarters which are far rarer and they are priced at a fraction of what these sell for.
Are there that many Barber quarter collectors out there??? >>
The 1901-s and 1916 quarters has been the kings of 20th century quarters. They have received a ton of publicity and demand over that time. Many non-Barber
and non-SLQ collectors just want one because they are so scarce. The 1901-s almost always shows up in Fair-VG. There are hundreds or thousands of 19th century
coins that are much rarer than the 1901-s but sell for a fraction of its price. There is also much weaker demand for those coins. In 1970 very few people cared about
S mint seated quarters. But the gap between those and the 1901-s has been closing every since. There are far more Barber 25c set collectors than seated 25c. There are
also a new breed of collectors or key date specialists that just want to own a couple key date seated quarters just because they are rare.
This 1901-s doesn't look like it's been cleaned as there is still plenty of dirt in the devices. So an extended bath in acetone, ammonia, etc. may remove the bulk of that green stuff.
It doesn't look like anyone has tried yet.
However, it so happens that the nicest Barber quarter I've found (1894-O, XF details) is a bit porous in places. No green on it, but that could happen, I suppose. Different soils can do some freaky stuff. The site where I found mine (a median strip down the center of the street in an old neighborhood) had some strangely anomalous soil for about a half-block area. I dug a Merc that also had some porosity issues. Seldom encountered that anywhere else, and some of the silver from just a few hundred yards away came out just fine. Go figure.
Edited to add....I wouldn't be surprised that if you had the $$$ you could walk into any major show and buy a roll of all 3 coins.
I'm thinking $7K and some change is a bargain for this one since it has full Liberty and that green stuff looks like it will come off.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.-Albert Einstein
<< <i>The 01-S and 16 quarters are like the 16-D dime.......not rare at all......but very very very expensive!!
Edited to add....I wouldn't be surprised that if you had the $$$ you could walk into any major show and buy a roll of all 3 coins. >>
Yes, but unlike the 09-SVDB cent, which is readily available in all grades, these three coins are scarce in higher grades.
I would think assembling a roll of 01S quarters in VF/XF would be a lifetime's work.
<< <i>The 01-S and 16 quarters are like the 16-D dime.......not rare at all......but very very very expensive!!
Edited to add....I wouldn't be surprised that if you had the $$$ you could walk into any major show and buy a roll of all 3 coins. >>
1916 D dime yes
A dated 1916 quarter roll, your dreaming
An 01-S roll. Not possible. This coin is rarely submitted or seen. More fakes than genuines exist.
As for this on I would not touch that piece active corrosion on the reverse under any circumsatnces.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.-Albert Einstein
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Vern - Continuing the 20 year search to find a nice AU 01-S.
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when you find it, sell me the vf-35 you have!
<< <i>16 SL Quarters and 16-D Mercs in F-AU are a dime a dozen compared to the 01-S in a similar grade. And what few are around have issues.
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Vern - Continuing the 20 year search to find a nice AU 01-S. >>
I do realize that like many key date Barber coins 1901-S quarters are very tough to find in F-AU as Barber coins tended to wear rather quickly but there still are hundreds of them around in lower grades fair to VG.
BHNC #203
Thought I'd add pics of a beautiful 01-S, that is now back in the hands of a member of the forum.
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Vern
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.